Unisex name · since 1914
Waverly
4,563 babies named Waverly in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,028 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,563
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Waverly currently ranks #1028 among unisex names in America, with 4,563 babies recorded since 1914.
Waverly has 4,563 recorded births among girls since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1028 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2,730 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,028 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 4,563 born since 1914
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Waverly ranks #2,730 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,028 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 4,563 born since 1914, peaking in the 2020s.
- #2,730 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,028 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 4,563
- born since 1914
- 2020s
- peak decade
Waverly's 4,563 recorded births place it above 96.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Waverly compares
4,563 Top 14% higher than 86% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Waverly's all-time total is 12x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Waverly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 4,563 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 384 | 21 | 19,840 |
Waverly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Waverly's full recorded timeline at 1976, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1914, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 384 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Waverly popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 384
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Waverly popularity over time - boys
1,987 total births recorded since 1881 (Waverly as boys' name)
Waverly by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (1,979 births, 43% of the file).
2020s was Waverly's strongest decade.
1,979 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Waverly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 12
1910s
12 births
- 1920s 20
1920s
20 births
- 1930s 38
1930s
38 births
- 1940s 51
1940s
51 births
- 1950s 66
1950s
66 births
- 1960s 50
1960s
50 births
- 1970s 41
1970s
41 births
- 1980s 22
1980s
22 births
- 1990s 244
1990s
244 births
- 2000s 390
2000s
390 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,650 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,979 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 1,979 births (43% of all-time use).
How Waverly compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Waverly's total volume
Waverly by state
Where Waverly concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 306 | 6.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 280 | 6.1% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 198 | 4.3% |
| #4 | New York | | 170 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Florida | | 163 | 3.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 158 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Tennessee | | 158 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 126 | 2.8% |
306 of 4,563 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Waverly appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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- California records the most Waverlys (306 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Waverly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Waverly draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.