Beryl

Beryl: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “pale green gemstone”
Origin: Greek
Say it: BER-il · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls (81% of all uses)

From Greek beryllos, the name of the mineral beryl. It entered English as a given name from the gemstone word.

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How popular is Beryl?

20242.4 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Beryl in 20248

Peak year1905

Total US babies since 188012,460

Beryl is steady now but far below its 1905 peak.

Names like Beryl

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Beryl questions

What does the name Beryl mean?

Beryl means "pale green gemstone". It comes from Greek. From Greek beryllos, the name of the mineral beryl. It entered English as a given name from the gemstone word.

Is Beryl a boy or girl name?

Beryl is mainly a girl's name in US records (81% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Beryl?

8 US babies were named Beryl in 2024. Its peak year was 1905.

How do you pronounce Beryl?

Beryl is usually pronounced BER-il.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.