Bev

Last seen for girls in 1971 at #5,543 · Last seen for boys in 1917 at #3,981
Given to girls 99.5% of the time

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Peak · girls
#929
1959 · 127 births
Debut · girls
1940
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
998
since 1940

Bev over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Bev has never cracked the top 900 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #929, 1959girls
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First appearance
1940

The first year at least five girls were named Bev! It came in at #4,349, and was given to 5 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1950–1952, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Bev is popular in 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedNHWashington: #396 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,142 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #439 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 6,457 girlsMNIllinois: #956 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 17,936 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedWIMichigan: #645 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 9,812 girlsMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedIAIndiana: #611 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,396 girlsINOhio: #462 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 5,259 girlsOHPennsylvania: #688 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 12,409 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #958 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 14,387 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedNEMissouri: #615 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 8,951 girlsMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Bev, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#396 · 1 in 3,142
  2. Minnesota#439 · 1 in 6,457
  3. Ohio#462 · 1 in 5,259
  4. Indiana#611 · 1 in 8,396
  5. Missouri#615 · 1 in 8,951

Best ever in a state: #396 in Iowa, 1959.

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Washington#39691 in 3,142
Minnesota#43961 in 6,457
Ohio#462201 in 5,259
Indiana#61161 in 8,396
Missouri#61551 in 8,951
Michigan#64591 in 9,812
Pennsylvania#68891 in 12,409
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See more about Bev
Momentum · girls
Faded out
  • Not published in 2025; last seen 1971
  • Biggest jump: 243 spots in 1958 (#1,228 → #985)
  • Biggest drop: 115 spots in 1961 (#993 → #1,108)
Rise & fade · girls
19 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1940
  • Peaked 1959 at #929 (127 births)
  • Births halved by 1963, 4 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 3 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 3 yrs · run 1958–1960
Share of babies · girls
1 in 15,933
  • Highest: 1 in 15,933 girls born in 1959 were named Bev (0.01%)
  • Latest: 1 in 184,869 girls born in 1971 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1960s
  • 48.1% of all girls named Bev (480) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1940s123#1,993 (1947)#2,960
1950s379#929 (1959)#2,174
1960s480#993 (1960)#2,459
1970s16#5,543 (1971)#5,953

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Bev in 1960

girls
#993
117 births · 1 in 17,282 girls

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #993Bev117
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 17,282 of them was named Bev, which outranked 86.5% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Bev
  1. #987Pearlie118
  2. #987Velda118
  3. #987Zoe118
  4. #993Bev117
  5. #993Carlotta117
  6. #993Caron117
  7. #993Lissa117
  8. #999Germaine116
  9. #999Lorinda116
  10. #1,001Anastasia115

Tied with 5 names at #993; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1960 →