Waverly is a unisex name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Waverly means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Waverly across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Waverly has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Waverly is a unisex name of Old English origin meaning “meadow of quivering aspens”. An English place-name surname now used as a given name.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 6,550 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 23 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Waverly per year, United States (1881 to 2025). United States peaked in 2021 (387/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2020 (10/yr).
Waverly is an uncommon baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2021, when it ranked #1,415 nationally (given to 387 babies that year).
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