Beryl
#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #7,905
Given to girls 81.2% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1920 · 311 births
- Debut · girls
- 11 births
- In top 100 · girls
- neverof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 10,130since 1880
Beryl over time
Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #10,917 | 8 | — | |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | — | |
| 2023 | #10,312 | 9 | — | |
| 2022 | #10,383 | 9 | — | |
| 2021 | — | — | ||
| 2020 | #10,250 | 9 | — | |
| 2019 | #11,356 | 8 | — | |
| 2018 | #10,545 | 9 | — | |
| 2017 | #7,840 | 14 | — | |
| 2016 | #10,859 | 9 | — | |
| 2015 | #10,866 | 9 | — | |
| 2014 | #8,053 | 14 | — | |
| 2013 | #10,235 | 10 | — | |
| 2012 | #9,109 | 12 | — | |
| 2011 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | #10,451 | 10 | — | |
| 2009 | — | — | ||
| 2008 | #17,504 | 5 | — | |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | — | |
| 2006 | — | — | ||
| 2005 | #10,921 | 9 | — | |
| 2004 | #12,761 | 7 | — | |
| 2003 | #12,408 | 7 | — | |
| 2002 | — | — | ||
| 2001 | — | — | ||
| 2000 | #8,534 | 11 | — | |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | — | |
| 1998 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | #12,070 | 6 | — | |
| 1996 | #9,581 | 8 | — | |
| 1995 | #7,041 | 12 | — | |
| 1994 | #6,672 | 13 | — | |
| 1993 | #8,719 | 9 | — | |
| 1992 | #7,067 | 12 | — | |
| 1991 | #7,430 | 11 | — | |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 | — | |
| 1989 | #5,836 | 14 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | #4,474 | 18 | — | |
| 1986 | #7,134 | 9 | — | |
| 1985 | #8,318 | 7 | — | |
| 1984 | #4,737 | 15 | — | |
| 1983 | #8,047 | 7 | #6,238 | 5 |
| 1982 | #5,209 | 13 | — | |
| 1981 | #4,963 | 14 | #5,468 | 6 |
| 1980 | #7,418 | 8 | — | |
| 1979 | #9,010 | 6 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #6,385 | 9 | — | |
| 1977 | #6,892 | 8 | — | |
| 1976 | #4,614 | 13 | — | |
| 1975 | #5,516 | 10 | — | |
| 1974 | #4,459 | 13 | — | |
| 1973 | #4,871 | 11 | #5,101 | 5 |
| 1972 | #3,543 | 17 | — | |
| 1971 | #4,534 | 12 | #3,658 | 8 |
| 1970 | #5,061 | 10 | #4,724 | 5 |
| 1969 | #3,774 | 14 | #2,549 | 12 |
| 1968 | #3,169 | 17 | #2,735 | 10 |
| 1967 | #2,272 | 28 | #2,352 | 12 |
| 1966 | #2,191 | 29 | #2,784 | 9 |
| 1965 | #1,993 | 34 | #2,780 | 9 |
| 1964 | #1,419 | 63 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #1,478 | 57 | #2,414 | 12 |
| 1962 | #1,540 | 53 | #2,035 | 16 |
| 1961 | #1,465 | 58 | #2,148 | 15 |
| 1960 | #1,385 | 63 | #2,210 | 14 |
| 1959 | #1,174 | 82 | #2,111 | 15 |
| 1958 | #1,221 | 76 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #910 | 125 | #2,274 | 13 |
| 1956 | #988 | 106 | #2,263 | 13 |
| 1955 | #932 | 111 | #2,219 | 13 |
| 1954 | #926 | 108 | #3,176 | 7 |
| 1953 | #915 | 106 | #1,592 | 23 |
| 1952 | #842 | 119 | #1,856 | 17 |
| 1951 | #712 | 150 | #1,598 | 22 |
| 1950 | #710 | 145 | #1,364 | 28 |
| 1949 | #702 | 145 | #1,322 | 30 |
| 1948 | #639 | 169 | #1,217 | 35 |
| 1947 | #674 | 155 | #1,482 | 25 |
| 1946 | #802 | 106 | #1,327 | 28 |
| 1945 | #749 | 100 | #1,180 | 31 |
| 1944 | #710 | 112 | #935 | 47 |
| 1943 | #714 | 116 | #1,214 | 32 |
| 1942 | #689 | 116 | #1,268 | 30 |
| 1941 | #689 | 104 | #951 | 45 |
| 1940 | #613 | 130 | #1,183 | 32 |
| 1939 | #610 | 122 | #1,120 | 33 |
| 1938 | #614 | 122 | #1,125 | 33 |
| 1937 | #594 | 128 | #982 | 41 |
| 1936 | #554 | 138 | #1,051 | 37 |
| 1935 | #603 | 117 | #980 | 42 |
| 1934 | #536 | 146 | #822 | 58 |
| 1933 | #502 | 161 | #745 | 67 |
| 1932 | #464 | 198 | #802 | 63 |
| 1931 | #429 | 229 | #756 | 67 |
| 1930 | #477 | 197 | #909 | 54 |
| 1929 | #502 | 180 | #878 | 57 |
| 1928 | #474 | 207 | #950 | 51 |
| 1927 | #466 | 223 | #799 | 69 |
| 1926 | #446 | 228 | #992 | 48 |
| 1925 | #496 | 200 | #900 | 56 |
| 1924 | #469 | 219 | #759 | 77 |
| 1923 | #466 | 217 | #803 | 69 |
| 1922 | #445 | 233 | #882 | 61 |
| 1921 | #447 | 238 | #868 | 64 |
| 1920 | #374 | 311 | #812 | 68 |
| 1919 | #427 | 234 | #716 | 78 |
| 1918 | #399 | 268 | #782 | 69 |
| 1917 | #434 | 217 | #822 | 60 |
| 1916 | #431 | 213 | #810 | 58 |
| 1915 | #410 | 211 | #671 | 75 |
| 1914 | #393 | 180 | #836 | 41 |
| 1913 | #399 | 149 | #995 | 25 |
| 1912 | #376 | 149 | #584 | 48 |
| 1911 | #417 | 94 | #896 | 14 |
| 1910 | #412 | 91 | #1,193 | 8 |
| 1909 | #442 | 70 | #1,155 | 7 |
| 1908 | #385 | 88 | #946 | 9 |
| 1907 | #412 | 74 | #1,094 | 7 |
| 1906 | #408 | 70 | #709 | 12 |
| 1905 | #383 | 78 | #836 | 9 |
| 1904 | #385 | 73 | #966 | 7 |
| 1903 | #419 | 57 | — | |
| 1902 | #401 | 59 | #862 | 8 |
| 1901 | #383 | 59 | — | |
| 1900 | #431 | 59 | — | |
| 1899 | #467 | 39 | — | |
| 1898 | #448 | 46 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #470 | 37 | — | |
| 1896 | #428 | 45 | — | |
| 1895 | #455 | 40 | — | |
| 1894 | #535 | 29 | #1,074 | 5 |
| 1893 | #464 | 33 | #907 | 6 |
| 1892 | #442 | 37 | #956 | 6 |
| 1891 | #413 | 36 | — | |
| 1890 | #462 | 32 | #994 | 5 |
| 1889 | #398 | 37 | — | |
| 1888 | #572 | 19 | — | |
| 1887 | #424 | 27 | — | |
| 1886 | #556 | 16 | — | |
| 1885 | #629 | 12 | — | |
| 1884 | #556 | 14 | — | |
| 1883 | #692 | 8 | — | |
| 1882 | #560 | 11 | — | |
| 1881 | #623 | 8 | — | |
| 1880 | #518 | 11 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Beryl was already there! It came in at #518, and was given to 11 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1988, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.
Where Beryl is popular in 1963
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Georgia#631 · 1 in 7,269
- New York#1,219 · 1 in 27,211
- California#1,241 · 1 in 21,764
Best ever in a state: #121 in Washington, 1910.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #631 | 6 | 1 in 7,269 |
| New York | #1,219 | 6 | 1 in 27,211 |
| California | #1,241 | 8 | 1 in 21,764 |
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Beryl
- 205 spots since 2024 (#11,122 → #10,917)
- 667 spots since 2020 (#10,250 → #10,917)
- 51 spots since 2015 (#10,866 → #10,917)
- Biggest jump: 174 spots in 1889 (#572 → #398)
- Biggest drop: 311 spots in 1958 (#910 → #1,221)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1920 at #374 (311 births)
- Births halved by 1934, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: never
- Top 1,000: 78 yrs · run 1880–1957
- Highest: 1 in 3,739 girls born in 1905 were named Beryl (0.03%)
- Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
- Its best rank, #374 in 1920, was only 1 in 3,853 (0.03%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.3% of all girls named Beryl (2,256) were born in this decade
- Mostly boys until 1979, mostly girls since
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 163 | #398 (1889) | #553 |
| 1890s | 374 | #413 (1891) | #458 |
| 1900s | 687 | #383 (1905) | #405 |
| 1910s | 1,806 | #376 (1912) | #410 |
| 1920s | 2,256 | #374 (1920) | #459 |
| 1930s | 1,558 | #429 (1931) | #538 |
| 1940s | 1,253 | #613 (1940) | #698 |
| 1950s | 1,128 | #710 (1950) | #933 |
| 1960s | 416 | #1,385 (1960) | #2,069 |
| 1970s | 109 | #3,543 (1972) | #5,489 |
| 1980s | 105 | #4,474 (1987) | #6,237 |
| 1990s | 91 | #6,465 (1990) | #8,492 |
| 2000s | 46 | #8,534 (2000) | #12,675 |
| 2010s | 95 | #7,840 (2017) | #9,924 |
| 2020s | 43 | #10,250 (2020) | #10,597 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Beryl in 1963
Top girls' names in 1963
Top boys' names in 1963
More about 1963
girls
1,927,507 girls got a published name in 1963; 1 in 33,816 of them was named Beryl, which outranked 80.7% of the 7,661 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #1,464Rosalee58
- #1,464Towanda58
- #1,464Treasa58
- #1,478Beryl57
- #1,478Carma57
- #1,478Carroll57
- #1,478Cathey57
- #1,489Amie56
- #1,489Chantel56
- #1,489Corliss56
Tied with 10 names at #1,478; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
2,031,078 boys got a published name in 1963; 1 in 169,257 of them was named Beryl, which outranked 47.8% of the 4,621 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 28.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,300Webb13
- #2,300Wess13
- #2,300Zeke13
- #2,414Beryl12
- #2,414Adolf12
- #2,414Agostino12
- #2,414Ahmed12
- #2,539Abdul11
- #2,539Alexandre11
- #2,539Andree11
Tied with 124 names at #2,414; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.