Beryl

Girl name

Beryl has been given to 12,468 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1920.

Meaning & origin

From beryl or an anglicization of Yiddish בערל (berl, literally “little bear”).

Origin: English

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

12,468

Peak year

1920 (379 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▼ -11%

Gender split

81% girls / 19% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Beryl.

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