girl's name
Waverley
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 277
Waverley is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2022, when 27 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 236,855 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Waverley over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 6 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 11 |
| 2010s | 89 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 136 |
How popular is Waverley?
In 2025, Waverley was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Where Waverley is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Waverley
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Waverley also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Waverley over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Waverley
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Waverley — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Waverley
How popular is the name Waverley?
In 2025, Waverley was given to 14 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Waverley a girl's or a boy's name?
Waverley is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Waverley?
Waverley has 3 syllables.
When was Waverley most popular?
Waverley peaked in 2022, when 27 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Waverley a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Waverley currently ranks #7,618 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.