Waverly
English place name and surname, usually explained from Old English elements meaning a meadow by quivering aspens. Walter Scott's Waverley novels spread it as a given name.
Waverly in 2025
Waverly was given to 244 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 1,960th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 13,587 babies born.
The history of Waverly
Waverly reached its highest point in 2021, when 387 babies were given the name, ranking 1,416th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,394th, in 2020.
Across the 145 years of records since 1881, 6,550 babies have been named Waverly. Half of them were born before 2014, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Waverly has switched sex over its history: it went mostly to boys in its early decades, and goes mostly to girls today.
Waverly by decade
| Decade | Babies named Waverly | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 29 | 1,728 |
| 1890s | 47 | 1,887 |
| 1900s | 53 | 1,761 |
| 1910s | 186 | 2,232 |
| 1920s | 330 | 2,103 |
| 1930s | 273 | 2,356 |
| 1940s | 316 | 2,311 |
| 1950s | 373 | 2,233 |
| 1960s | 251 | 3,104 |
| 1970s | 164 | 4,513 |
| 1980s | 112 | 7,253 |
| 1990s | 309 | 3,786 |
| 2000s | 414 | 4,806 |
| 2010s | 1,698 | 1,507 |
| 2020s | 1,995 | 1,394 |
Where Waverly is heading
Waverly has risen 92% over the past decade, from 127 babies in 2015 to 244 in 2025.
Names like Waverly
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Waverly.