as a First Name
One of several women's names that are taken from gemstones and that came into fashion at the end of the 19th century. Beryl is a pale green semiprecious stone (of which emerald is a variety). Other colours are also found. The word is from Greek, and is ultimately of Indian origin.
| 1,811th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 10,558
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Louisiana
- has the most people named Beryl per capita
- 1920
- marked the height of its popularity
95%
5%
92%
55+
55+
8%
30-54
30-54
0%
13-29
13-29
0.20%
0-12
0-12
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