Is Beryl a boy or girl name?
Beryl was mostly a girl name in the US. Across 1880–2024, 81.2% of the 12,460 US babies named Beryl were girls. Fewer than 10 babies were given the name in 2024.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #11,234
- Babies named Beryl since 1880
- 12,460
- Most popular year
- 1920
- 379 babies
Boys and girls named Beryl, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 163 | 100% |
| 1890s | 27 | 374 | 93.3% |
| 1900s | 59 | 687 | 92.1% |
| 1910s | 476 | 1,806 | 79.1% |
| 1920s | 620 | 2,256 | 78.4% |
| 1930s | 495 | 1,558 | 75.9% |
| 1940s | 335 | 1,253 | 78.9% |
| 1950s | 166 | 1,128 | 87.2% |
| 1960s | 119 | 416 | 77.8% |
| 1970s | 25 | 109 | 81.3% |
| 1980s | 16 | 105 | 86.8% |
| 1990s | 0 | 91 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 46 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 95 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 35 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,234 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,433 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,519 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,377 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,532 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 9 | #10,695 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 14 | #7,910 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,017 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,027 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 14 | #8,122 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,373 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,195 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 10 | #10,549 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 5 | #17,950 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 7 | #14,152 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 9 | #11,054 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,958 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,605 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 11 | #8,634 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 7 | #11,547 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 6 | #12,277 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,684 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,106 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,725 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,807 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 12 | #7,105 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,485 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 13 | #6,506 |
| 1989 | 5 | #8,025 | 14 | #5,870 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 18 | #4,491 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,183 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,428 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 15 | #4,758 |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,342 | 7 | #8,128 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 13 | #5,238 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,558 | 14 | #4,987 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,482 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,897 | 6 | #9,112 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,435 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 8 | #6,944 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,645 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,557 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 13 | #4,483 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,176 | 11 | #4,901 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,555 |
| 1971 | 8 | #3,695 | 12 | #4,561 |
| 1970 | 5 | #4,794 | 10 | #5,085 |
| 1969 | 12 | #2,562 | 14 | #3,792 |
| 1968 | 10 | #2,750 | 17 | #3,183 |
| 1967 | 12 | #2,364 | 28 | #2,277 |
| 1966 | 9 | #2,800 | 29 | #2,192 |
| 1965 | 9 | #2,800 | 34 | #1,998 |
| 1964 | 10 | #2,680 | 63 | #1,417 |
| 1963 | 12 | #2,428 | 57 | #1,478 |
| 1962 | 16 | #2,040 | 53 | #1,542 |
| 1961 | 15 | #2,154 | 58 | #1,467 |
| 1960 | 14 | #2,219 | 63 | #1,386 |
| 1959 | 15 | #2,121 | 82 | #1,176 |
| 1958 | 15 | #2,105 | 76 | #1,221 |
| 1957 | 13 | #2,287 | 125 | #910 |
| 1956 | 13 | #2,276 | 106 | #989 |
| 1955 | 13 | #2,225 | 111 | #932 |
| 1954 | 7 | #3,196 | 108 | #927 |
| 1953 | 23 | #1,595 | 106 | #915 |
| 1952 | 17 | #1,865 | 119 | #842 |
| 1951 | 22 | #1,603 | 150 | #712 |
| 1950 | 28 | #1,366 | 145 | #710 |
| 1949 | 30 | #1,325 | 145 | #703 |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,217 | 169 | #639 |
| 1947 | 25 | #1,484 | 155 | #674 |
| 1946 | 28 | #1,328 | 106 | #802 |
| 1945 | 31 | #1,185 | 100 | #750 |
| 1944 | 47 | #935 | 112 | #710 |
| 1943 | 32 | #1,219 | 116 | #714 |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,273 | 116 | #690 |
| 1941 | 45 | #951 | 104 | #689 |
| 1940 | 32 | #1,184 | 130 | #613 |
| 1939 | 33 | #1,122 | 122 | #610 |
| 1938 | 33 | #1,129 | 122 | #614 |
| 1937 | 41 | #987 | 128 | #596 |
| 1936 | 37 | #1,053 | 138 | #554 |
| 1935 | 42 | #980 | 117 | #603 |
| 1934 | 58 | #823 | 146 | #536 |
| 1933 | 67 | #747 | 161 | #503 |
| 1932 | 63 | #803 | 198 | #464 |
| 1931 | 67 | #759 | 229 | #429 |
| 1930 | 54 | #909 | 197 | #477 |
| 1929 | 57 | #879 | 180 | #502 |
| 1928 | 51 | #952 | 207 | #475 |
| 1927 | 69 | #800 | 223 | #466 |
| 1926 | 48 | #994 | 228 | #446 |
| 1925 | 56 | #903 | 200 | #496 |
| 1924 | 77 | #759 | 219 | #470 |
| 1923 | 69 | #803 | 217 | #466 |
| 1922 | 61 | #883 | 233 | #445 |
| 1921 | 64 | #868 | 238 | #447 |
| 1920 | 68 | #812 | 311 | #374 |
| 1919 | 78 | #717 | 234 | #427 |
| 1918 | 69 | #783 | 268 | #399 |
| 1917 | 60 | #822 | 217 | #435 |
| 1916 | 58 | #811 | 213 | #432 |
| 1915 | 75 | #672 | 211 | #410 |
| 1914 | 41 | #838 | 180 | #393 |
| 1913 | 25 | #1,001 | 149 | #399 |
| 1912 | 48 | #585 | 149 | #376 |
| 1911 | 14 | #899 | 94 | #417 |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,208 | 91 | #413 |
| 1909 | 7 | #1,167 | 70 | #443 |
| 1908 | 9 | #956 | 88 | #385 |
| 1907 | 7 | #1,109 | 74 | #413 |
| 1906 | 12 | #713 | 70 | #408 |
| 1905 | 9 | #843 | 78 | #384 |
| 1904 | 7 | #976 | 73 | #385 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 57 | #420 |
| 1902 | 8 | #871 | 59 | #401 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 59 | #383 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 59 | #431 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 39 | #470 |
| 1898 | 5 | #1,141 | 46 | #449 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 37 | #470 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 45 | #428 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 40 | #457 |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,095 | 29 | #535 |
| 1893 | 6 | #923 | 33 | #465 |
| 1892 | 6 | #970 | 37 | #443 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 36 | #414 |
| 1890 | 5 | #1,018 | 32 | #462 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 37 | #399 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 19 | #575 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 27 | #425 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 16 | #556 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 12 | #629 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 14 | #560 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 8 | #702 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 11 | #568 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 8 | #630 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 11 | #519 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Beryl reached #585 in 1912. As a girl name, it reached #374 in 1920. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1920s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.