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Beryl

Girl · Greek

Beryl

Say it: BER-ul

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Meaning

The gem, from Greek beryllos.

Certainscholars agree on this meaning.

A gem name used in Britain from the late 19th century to the mid-20th.

Its wave through time

Fading since the 1900s

In the United States

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  • 12,433 babies given this name since 1880
  • At its height in 1905, about 1 in 3,700 girls
  • 9 babies in 2020

Through the ages

  1. Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
  2. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

English

Famous bearers

  • Beryl Markham, aviator and writer

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Where this comes from

  • National census records of the 19th and 20th centuries
  • National birth statistics of European countries source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.