WAVE-er-lee
Waverly
About Waverly
The name Waverly peaked for girls at #738 in 2020. The name is most popular in Mississippi, Montana, and Mississippi. Waverly is occasionally used for boys in 2024.
Pronounced WAVE-er-lee. 3 syllables.
As of September 2026, Waverly ranked #1028 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #738 in 2020, Nameberry popularity #591.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #1,623 | 133 | 74.5 |
| 2015 | #1,741 | 121 | 67.8 |
| 2016 | #1,131 | 225 | 127 |
| 2017 | #1,019 | 255 | 147.7 |
| 2018 | #984 | 269 | 158.1 |
| 2019 | #811 | 337 | 200.8 |
| 2020 | #738 | 371 | 229.5 |
| 2021 | #748 | 381 | 232.2 |
| 2022 | #753 | 384 | 234.1 |
| 2023 | #882 | 305 | 190.1 |
| 2024 | #916 | 289 | 178.4 |
| 2025 | #1,028 | 244 | 151.8 |
World rankings
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Famous Waverlys
- Waverly Elaine Scott Kaffaga
daughter of actor Zachary Scott and stepdaughter of John Steinbeck
Waverly in pop culture
- Waverly Grady
Smash's girlfriend on "Friday Night Lights"
- Waverly Jong
character in "The Joy Luck Club"
- "Wizards of Waverly Place
" American Disney TV show
- Waverly Hills Sanatorium
historical tuberculous hospital in Louisville, KY
- Waverly Place
famous street in NYC
- Waverly Desimara
a secondary character in "The Essence of Fear" trilogy by Leigh Kenyon
- Waverly Earp
a main character on SyFy's "Wynonna Earp"
- Waverly
character in the "Sky Chasers" series by Amy Kathleen Ryan"
- Waverly Boyle
character in video game "Dishonored"