Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Waverly

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From the quaking aspen tree meadow

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1951 (rank #1052, 46 births); most recent 2024 (rank #12301, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 2022 (rank #752, 384 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1027, 244 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–244
20245289
2023–305
2022–384
20216381
2020–371
20196337
20185269
20179255
20165225

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #2449, 10 births); most recent 2023 (rank #5685, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
20233
20223
20214
202010
20194
20183
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 2020 (rank #440, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
20208
2019–
20185
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence