Byrl
Masculine
Byrl is given to both — 533 boys and 53 girls since 1880. See other names given to both
Byrl is a one-syllable name from an earlier America, given mostly to boys and to a few girls. It sounds like Burl and looks like a clipped Beryl.
How old is the name Byrl?
Byrl first appears in US birth records in 1907 — 118 years ago. The typical Byrl alive today was born around 1929, making them about 96 years old. Fewer than a hundred people named Byrl are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
When was the name Byrl most popular?
Byrl peaked in 1907, reaching #1345 nationally. See the whole 1907 chart.
Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
Our story of Byrl
Burl was a sturdy country name, and Beryl a gem name that went to both sexes in its day. Byrl sits between them with a y that makes the vowel look older than it is. It is a name of one syllable and few letters, and it has kept its plainness because so few have carried it.
Meaningnot established
Not established
No source records the origin of Byrl. It may be a spelling of Burl or Beryl, and no record says which.
Pronouncing Byrl
BURL
One syllable.
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1907
- Most boys named
- 191724 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1345reached in 1907
- Change vs 1955
- +50.0%9 in 1958, from 6
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Byrls among us
Fewer than a hundred people named Byrl are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
Questions parents actually ask
Fashion outlook
Byrl sits outside the current charts, and that is its own kind of answer: naming cycles can only date the names they carried up. A name this rare has no decade stamped on it — it cannot go out of fashion, because it was never in.
Based on 146 years of naming cycles. How we read them
The trade-off
- It is short and sturdy.
- It is almost certainly unique among the people he will meet.
- People will write Burl or Beryl.
- There is no recorded meaning to give when someone asks.
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Frequently asked
- How many Byrls are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. Fewer than a hundred people named Byrl are estimated to be alive in the US today — a true one-of-a-kind name.
- How popular is the name Byrl in 2025?
- Byrl is rarely given in the US today — it does not rank in the top 2000 boy names.
- Will my child share the name Byrl with classmates?
- Byrl will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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