Given name & surname
Beril
“resembling the pale-green precious stone”·“little bear”
Beril is a variant of Beryl. Interpretations include “resembling the pale-green precious stone” (English) and “little bear” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Beril is a variant of Beryl. Interpretations include “resembling the pale-green precious stone” (English) and “little bear” (English). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Beril is a variant of Beryl. An origin associated with Beryl is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1959. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Beril through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5
- 5 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1959
- 5 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1959. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Beril
- Beril DedeoğluTurkish academic and statesperson (1961–2019)
- Beril BöceklerTurkish swimmer (born 2004)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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