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Waverly

/ˈweɪvɚli/ · 70% girls, 30% boys · 244 born in 2025

Waverly has been given to about 6,550 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2021, which makes it a current name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈweɪvɚli/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 5,599
Median age today9 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Waverly per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2021 · 387
  • Born in 2025244
  • All time6,550

How popular is Waverly?

Its best year was 2021, when 387 babies were given the name, ranking 749th. The typical living American called Waverly is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Kansas, where it accounts for 0.03% of births.

Names that sound like Waverly

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Beverly0.71
  2. Everly0.71
  3. Arely0.68
  4. Amberly0.68
  5. Yarely0.68
  6. Heavenly0.67
  7. Carly0.60
  8. Karly0.60

Middle names for Waverly

Ranked by flow score
  1. Waverly Anne0.83
  2. Waverly Rose0.79
  3. Waverly Marie0.79
  4. Waverly Grace0.79
  5. Waverly Eve0.79
  6. Waverly Jane0.79

Sibling names for Waverly

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Marloweeither · 0.99
  2. Creedbrother · 0.98
  3. Rosalinasister · 0.98
  4. Boonebrother · 0.98
  5. Kaisonbrother · 0.97
  6. Rominasister · 0.97

Where Waverly is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Kansas0.03%
  2. Mississippi0.03%
  3. Tennessee0.02%
  4. Indiana0.02%
  5. Washington0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Waverly Nguyen0.74
  2. Waverly Moore0.74
  3. Waverly Hill0.74
  4. Waverly Hall0.74
  5. Waverly Brown0.74
  6. Waverly Allen0.73

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Waverly

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Waverly across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.