Byrl

♂ Boy

How to Pronounce Byrl

Pronounced BURL /ˈbɜrl/Medium

Meaning: Byrl is a variant of Beryl, the name of the pale-green gemstone, from the Greek beryllos. Used here as a man's name, it keeps the gem meaning of its parent while trimming the spelling to a single crisp syllable.Low

In 30 seconds: Byrl is a rare male variant of Beryl, from Greek for the gemstone, and said BURL.

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Origin LowGreek

MeaningByrl is a variant of Beryl, the name of the pale-green gemstone, from the Greek beryllos. Used here as a man's name, it keeps the gem meaning of its parent while trimming the spelling to a single crisp syllable.

U.S. rank (1958)#2852 ↗ Rising

1958 U.S. births9 boys (0.00% of U.S. boys)

Peak year1917

Total births (all-time)≈ 533

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Byrl is a variant of Beryl, from the Greek beryllos, the pale-green gemstone. While Beryl leaned feminine, the pared-down Byrl was used mainly for boys, and appears in American records from around 1907.

It was never common, given to only a couple dozen boys a year at its high around 1917 and fading by the late 1950s. A man named Byrl then would be a great-grandfather today, from an era that used gem names for boys.

Did you know? Byrl gave the gem name Beryl a lean, masculine spelling that reads in one short beat.

Overall data confidence 40%

References - Byrl — Variant of Beryl; Greek beryllos, the gemstone

Variations

BerylBurlByrle

Nicknames

ByBurl

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Byrl mean?

It is a variant of Beryl, from the Greek for the pale-green gemstone.

How do you pronounce Byrl?

It's said BURL /ˈbɜrl/, one syllable.

Is Byrl a boy or girl name?

Byrl is used as a boy's name.

Is Byrl a popular name?

No, it was always rare, a variant of Beryl given to only a few boys a year and last recorded in the nineteen-fifties.