Recorded 1903–1954 Unisex name Peak 1921 550 births

Beryle — unisex name

550 babies named Beryle in U.S. Social Security records since 1903, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s281910s1291920s1931930s1001940s691950s31
1920s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Beryle was born in this single decade.

1921
Single peak year

32 babies were named Beryle in 1921 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beryle

The Social Security Administration has registered 550 babies named Beryle between 1903 and 1954, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beryle currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1954. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 32 babies received it in a single year. Beryle is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 94 additional births since 1915.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beryle performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 193 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Beryle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Beryle in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beryle in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 550 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Beryle at a glance

Last recorded 1954

Total births

550

Since 1903

52 years of records

Peak year

1921

32 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1954

Active since

1903

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 1954

Beryle popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1954–1903

Last recorded 1954
Peak year (1921)
32
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
010203040 195419471940193419281922191619101903 5

Beryle popularity over time — boys

94 total births recorded since 1915 (Beryle as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 94 births
45678910 19451936193219301926192219201915 5

Beryle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
193 births that decade — 35% of Beryle's all-time total
1900s281910s1291920s1931930s1001940s691950s31

Beryle by state

Where Beryle concentrates geographically — total births since 1903

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Beryle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 0.9%
Texas share of Beryle's total US births 0.9%

5 of 550 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beryle?
550 babies have been named Beryle since 1903. It was last recorded in 1954. The peak year was 1921 with 32 births.
When was Beryle most popular?
Beryle was most popular in the 1920s decade with 193 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
Where is Beryle most popular?
The top states for the name Beryle are Texas (5 births).
Is Beryle a unisex name?
Yes, Beryle is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 550 births, and as a boy's name it has 94 births.
How long has the name Beryle been used?
Beryle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1903, spanning 52 years of data through 1954.
What names are similar to Beryle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Bertha, Bernice, Bernadette, Bernadine, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1903–1954 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.