Waverly is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2021 and remains in steady use.
Waverly is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #1,028 for girl births in the United States (and #1,960 across all names), given to 244 babies. Waverly first appears in 1881 and peaked in 2022 (384 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 244 | 244 | #1,028 | — |
| 2024 | 298 | 298 | #906 | #14,155 |
| 2023 | 305 | 305 | #882 | — |
| 2022 | 384 | 384 | #753 | — |
| 2021 | 387 | 387 | #749 | #12,062 |
| 2020 | 377 | 377 | #736 | #13,941 |
| 2019 | 343 | 343 | #811 | #12,057 |
| 2018 | 274 | 274 | #984 | #13,985 |
| 2017 | 264 | 264 | #1,019 | #8,793 |
| 2016 | 230 | 230 | #1,131 | #14,087 |
| 2015 | 127 | 127 | #1,741 | #12,016 |
| 2014 | 133 | 133 | #1,623 | — |
| 2013 | 114 | 114 | #1,865 | #13,962 |
| 2012 | 76 | 76 | #2,447 | — |
| 2011 | 76 | 76 | #2,612 | #10,724 |
| 2010 | 61 | 61 | #3,043 | #14,151 |
| 2009 | 65 | 65 | #2,778 | — |
| 2008 | 56 | 56 | #3,315 | #14,511 |
| 2007 | 40 | 40 | #3,977 | — |
| 2006 | 40 | 40 | #3,850 | — |
| 2005 | 38 | 38 | #3,870 | — |
| 2004 | 27 | 27 | #4,948 | — |
| 2003 | 44 | 44 | #3,725 | #10,838 |
| 2002 | 30 | 30 | #4,277 | — |
| 2001 | 40 | 40 | #3,936 | #9,196 |
| 2000 | 34 | 34 | #4,394 | #10,300 |
| 1999 | 30 | 30 | #4,571 | #11,547 |
| 1998 | 35 | 35 | #4,235 | #7,523 |
| 1997 | 48 | — | #3,101 | #6,592 |
| 1996 | 35 | — | #3,359 | — |
| 1995 | 58 | — | #2,484 | #8,827 |
| 1994 | 58 | — | #2,538 | #6,945 |
| 1993 | 10 | — | #15,724 | #10,109 |
| 1992 | 10 | — | #15,552 | #9,776 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,507 |
| 1990 | 17 | — | #12,914 | #4,984 |
| 1989 | 17 | — | #12,327 | #4,800 |
| 1988 | 11 | — | #13,834 | #7,241 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #13,208 | — |
| 1986 | 8 | — | — | #5,312 |
| 1985 | 10 | — | — | #4,322 |
| 1984 | 10 | — | — | #4,203 |
| 1983 | 15 | — | #10,251 | #4,488 |
| 1982 | 8 | — | — | #4,986 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | — | #3,597 |
| 1980 | 16 | — | — | #2,959 |
| 1979 | 9 | — | — | #4,392 |
| 1978 | 21 | — | #9,727 | #2,925 |
| 1977 | 9 | — | — | #4,158 |
| 1976 | 21 | — | #8,144 | #2,942 |
| 1975 | 17 | — | #7,965 | #3,654 |
| 1974 | 19 | — | #10,222 | #2,795 |
| 1973 | 15 | — | #9,776 | #3,441 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | — | #3,338 |
| 1971 | 19 | — | #8,302 | #2,811 |
| 1970 | 24 | — | #9,331 | #2,121 |
| 1969 | 13 | — | — | #2,546 |
| 1968 | 23 | — | #6,236 | #2,106 |
| 1967 | 20 | — | #6,787 | #2,240 |
| 1966 | 24 | — | — | #1,611 |
| 1965 | 12 | — | — | #2,470 |
| 1964 | 24 | — | #5,460 | #2,112 |
| 1963 | 36 | — | #4,890 | #1,546 |
| 1962 | 33 | — | #3,780 | #1,850 |
| 1961 | 30 | — | — | #1,495 |
| 1960 | 36 | — | #5,686 | #1,522 |
| 1959 | 37 | — | #6,231 | #1,438 |
| 1958 | 24 | — | #7,010 | #1,893 |
| 1957 | 38 | — | #6,990 | #1,386 |
| 1956 | 45 | — | #6,874 | #1,216 |
| 1955 | 33 | — | #5,814 | #1,502 |
| 1954 | 32 | — | #5,140 | #1,558 |
| 1953 | 38 | — | #3,101 | #1,591 |
| 1952 | 34 | — | #5,546 | #1,460 |
| 1951 | 51 | — | #6,194 | #1,067 |
| 1950 | 41 | — | #4,726 | #1,255 |
| 1949 | 35 | — | #4,656 | #1,407 |
| 1948 | 42 | — | #3,875 | #1,278 |
| 1947 | 34 | — | #6,091 | #1,392 |
| 1946 | 40 | — | #4,948 | #1,215 |
| 1945 | 27 | — | — | #1,295 |
| 1944 | 29 | — | #4,559 | #1,437 |
| 1943 | 27 | — | #4,677 | #1,575 |
| 1942 | 30 | — | #5,359 | #1,419 |
| 1941 | 35 | — | #3,947 | #1,274 |
| 1940 | 17 | — | — | #1,733 |
| 1939 | 30 | — | #3,775 | #1,423 |
| 1938 | 27 | — | #4,970 | #1,474 |
| 1937 | 28 | — | #4,907 | #1,441 |
| 1936 | 29 | — | #4,163 | #1,416 |
| 1935 | 22 | — | — | #1,489 |
| 1934 | 27 | — | #3,794 | #1,606 |
| 1933 | 31 | — | — | #1,201 |
| 1932 | 33 | — | #3,556 | #1,424 |
| 1931 | 22 | — | — | #1,536 |
| 1930 | 24 | — | — | #1,531 |
| 1929 | 42 | — | — | #1,075 |
| 1928 | 24 | — | — | #1,565 |
| 1927 | 31 | — | — | #1,348 |
| 1926 | 34 | — | #3,552 | #1,513 |
| 1925 | 33 | — | #4,953 | #1,448 |
| 1924 | 40 | — | — | #1,151 |
| 1923 | 35 | — | — | #1,234 |
| 1922 | 34 | — | — | #1,257 |
| 1921 | 27 | — | — | #1,473 |
| 1920 | 30 | — | #5,735 | #1,541 |
| 1919 | 38 | — | #4,239 | #1,294 |
| 1918 | 19 | — | — | #1,823 |
| 1917 | 23 | — | — | #1,525 |
| 1916 | 23 | — | — | #1,501 |
| 1915 | 20 | — | — | #1,598 |
| 1914 | 21 | — | #4,183 | #1,604 |
| 1913 | 11 | — | — | #1,798 |
| 1912 | 10 | — | — | #1,740 |
| 1911 | 13 | — | — | #979 |
| 1910 | 8 | — | — | #1,307 |
| 1909 | 5 | — | — | #1,669 |
| 1907 | 8 | — | — | #1,088 |
| 1906 | 5 | — | — | #1,406 |
| 1905 | 10 | — | — | #835 |
| 1903 | 7 | — | — | #1,003 |
| 1901 | 5 | — | — | #1,205 |
| 1900 | 13 | — | — | #735 |
| 1898 | 7 | — | — | #996 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | — | #1,052 |
| 1896 | 8 | — | — | #896 |
| 1895 | 9 | — | — | #792 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,227 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | — | #1,026 |
| 1892 | 6 | — | — | #1,062 |
| 1889 | 6 | — | — | #969 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #1,025 |
| 1886 | 7 | — | — | #841 |
| 1884 | 5 | — | — | #1,117 |
| 1881 | 5 | — | — | #988 |