Is Waverly a boy or girl name?
Waverly is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 289 girls and 5 boys were named Waverly, so 98.3% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 68.5% of the 6,296 US babies named Waverly were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #14,106
- Girl rank, 2024
- #916
- Babies named Waverly since 1881
- 6,296
- Most popular year
- 2021
- 387 babies
Boys and girls named Waverly, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 29 | 0 | 0% |
| 1890s | 47 | 0 | 0% |
| 1900s | 53 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 174 | 12 | 6.5% |
| 1920s | 310 | 20 | 6.1% |
| 1930s | 235 | 38 | 13.9% |
| 1940s | 265 | 51 | 16.1% |
| 1950s | 307 | 66 | 17.7% |
| 1960s | 201 | 50 | 19.9% |
| 1970s | 123 | 41 | 25% |
| 1980s | 90 | 22 | 19.6% |
| 1990s | 65 | 244 | 79% |
| 2000s | 24 | 390 | 94.2% |
| 2010s | 48 | 1,650 | 97.2% |
| 2020s | 11 | 1,730 | 99.4% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #14,106 | 289 | #916 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 305 | #882 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 384 | #753 |
| 2021 | 6 | #12,055 | 381 | #748 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 371 | #738 |
| 2019 | 6 | #12,054 | 337 | #811 |
| 2018 | 5 | #13,976 | 269 | #984 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,789 | 255 | #1,019 |
| 2016 | 5 | #14,084 | 225 | #1,131 |
| 2015 | 6 | #12,014 | 121 | #1,741 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 133 | #1,623 |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,959 | 109 | #1,865 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 76 | #2,444 |
| 2011 | 7 | #10,723 | 69 | #2,612 |
| 2010 | 5 | #14,149 | 56 | #3,043 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 65 | #2,778 |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,509 | 51 | #3,314 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,977 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,850 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 38 | #3,870 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 27 | #4,947 |
| 2003 | 6 | #10,839 | 38 | #3,725 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 30 | #4,277 |
| 2001 | 7 | #9,196 | 33 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 6 | #10,300 | 28 | #4,393 |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,546 | 25 | #4,571 |
| 1998 | 8 | #7,523 | 27 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,592 | 39 | #3,101 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,360 |
| 1995 | 6 | #8,825 | 52 | #2,484 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,947 | 50 | #2,537 |
| 1993 | 5 | #10,109 | 5 | #15,723 |
| 1992 | 5 | #9,776 | 5 | #15,552 |
| 1991 | 8 | #6,506 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 11 | #4,984 | 6 | #12,915 |
| 1989 | 11 | #4,800 | 6 | #12,325 |
| 1988 | 6 | #7,239 | 5 | #13,833 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,209 |
| 1986 | 8 | #5,314 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 10 | #4,321 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 10 | #4,204 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,488 | 6 | #10,250 |
| 1982 | 8 | #4,986 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 12 | #3,599 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 16 | #2,959 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 9 | #4,393 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 15 | #2,925 | 6 | #9,727 |
| 1977 | 9 | #4,159 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,943 | 7 | #8,145 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,654 | 7 | #7,965 |
| 1974 | 14 | #2,795 | 5 | #10,223 |
| 1973 | 10 | #3,441 | 5 | #9,775 |
| 1972 | 10 | #3,337 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 13 | #2,811 | 6 | #8,299 |
| 1970 | 19 | #2,121 | 5 | #9,331 |
| 1969 | 13 | #2,546 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 16 | #2,107 | 7 | #6,236 |
| 1967 | 14 | #2,240 | 6 | #6,785 |
| 1966 | 24 | #1,611 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 12 | #2,470 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 16 | #2,112 | 8 | #5,460 |
| 1963 | 27 | #1,546 | 9 | #4,890 |
| 1962 | 20 | #1,852 | 13 | #3,781 |
| 1961 | 30 | #1,492 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 29 | #1,523 | 7 | #5,686 |
| 1959 | 31 | #1,438 | 6 | #6,230 |
| 1958 | 19 | #1,893 | 5 | #7,011 |
| 1957 | 33 | #1,386 | 5 | #6,990 |
| 1956 | 40 | #1,216 | 5 | #6,874 |
| 1955 | 27 | #1,502 | 6 | #5,814 |
| 1954 | 25 | #1,558 | 7 | #5,140 |
| 1953 | 24 | #1,591 | 14 | #3,101 |
| 1952 | 28 | #1,460 | 6 | #5,546 |
| 1951 | 46 | #1,068 | 5 | #6,194 |
| 1950 | 34 | #1,255 | 7 | #4,726 |
| 1949 | 28 | #1,407 | 7 | #4,656 |
| 1948 | 33 | #1,278 | 9 | #3,875 |
| 1947 | 29 | #1,392 | 5 | #6,091 |
| 1946 | 34 | #1,215 | 6 | #4,948 |
| 1945 | 27 | #1,295 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 23 | #1,437 | 6 | #4,559 |
| 1943 | 21 | #1,575 | 6 | #4,677 |
| 1942 | 25 | #1,419 | 5 | #5,359 |
| 1941 | 28 | #1,274 | 7 | #3,947 |
| 1940 | 17 | #1,733 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 23 | #1,423 | 7 | #3,775 |
| 1938 | 22 | #1,474 | 5 | #4,970 |
| 1937 | 23 | #1,441 | 5 | #4,907 |
| 1936 | 23 | #1,416 | 6 | #4,163 |
| 1935 | 22 | #1,489 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 20 | #1,606 | 7 | #3,794 |
| 1933 | 31 | #1,201 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 25 | #1,424 | 8 | #3,556 |
| 1931 | 22 | #1,536 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 24 | #1,531 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 42 | #1,075 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,564 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 31 | #1,348 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,513 | 9 | #3,552 |
| 1925 | 27 | #1,448 | 6 | #4,953 |
| 1924 | 40 | #1,151 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 35 | #1,234 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 34 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 27 | #1,473 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 25 | #1,541 | 5 | #5,735 |
| 1919 | 31 | #1,294 | 7 | #4,239 |
| 1918 | 19 | #1,823 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 23 | #1,525 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 23 | #1,501 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 20 | #1,598 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,604 | 5 | #4,183 |
| 1913 | 11 | #1,798 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 10 | #1,740 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 13 | #979 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 8 | #1,307 | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 5 | #1,669 | 0 | – |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1907 | 8 | #1,088 | 0 | – |
| 1906 | 5 | #1,406 | 0 | – |
| 1905 | 10 | #835 | 0 | – |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1903 | 7 | #1,003 | 0 | – |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1901 | 5 | #1,205 | 0 | – |
| 1900 | 13 | #735 | 0 | – |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 7 | #996 | 0 | – |
| 1897 | 6 | #1,052 | 0 | – |
| 1896 | 8 | #896 | 0 | – |
| 1895 | 9 | #792 | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 5 | #1,227 | 0 | – |
| 1893 | 6 | #1,026 | 0 | – |
| 1892 | 6 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 6 | #969 | 0 | – |
| 1888 | 6 | #1,025 | 0 | – |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 7 | #841 | 0 | – |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 5 | #1,117 | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1881 | 5 | #988 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Waverly reached #735 in 1900. As a girl name, it reached #738 in 2020. 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 2020s, 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.