Beverley

#8,362 for girls in 2025, 12 births · Last seen for boys in 1963 at #3,646
Given to girls 97.0% of the time

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Peak · girls
1938 · 407 births
Debut · girls
6 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
13,062
since 1912

Beverley over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Beverley has never cracked the top 300 here.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201926peak #309, 1938girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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2025#8,36212—
2024#12,1617—
2023#8,05513—
2022#8,54212—
2021#11,1468—
2020#12,1427—
2019#10,4739—
2018#9,80610—
2017#11,6158—
2016#12,8767—
2015#16,4195—
2014#16,5135—
2013#10,23510—
2012#16,8695—
2011——
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2009#17,2945—
2008#17,5045—
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2006#12,4208—
2005#14,5026—
2004#16,0995—
2003#11,3258—
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2000#15,0315—
1999#14,4115—
1998#12,4266—
1997#12,0706—
1996#10,5677—
1995#10,5147—
1994#10,5697—
1993#10,5887—
1992#7,51211—
1991#5,65916—
1990#4,69420—
1989#7,44910—
1988#7,6919—
1987#7,9878—
1986#6,61210—
1985#5,67812—
1984#5,53912—
1983#6,21210—
1982#6,37110—
1981#4,96314—
1980#5,24513—
1979#5,09213—
1978#4,24216—
1977#3,48621—
1976#3,00224—
1975#3,25921—
1974#2,75726—
1973#2,34932—
1972#1,94642—
1971#2,06440—
1970#2,08139—
1969#1,54659—
1968#1,40664—
1967#1,36065—
1966#1,31268—
1965#1,25274—
1964#955121—
1963#1,052104#3,6466
1962#925131#4,0335
1961#916139#4,0655
1960#782171—
1959#789167—
1958#686206—
1957#638236—
1956#630231—
1955#599237—
1954#557253—
1953#554249—
1952#539251#3,3736
1951#492277#3,7145
1950#482283—
1949#498265#3,0197
1948#452313#3,6685
1947#421373#2,35611
1946#412352#2,9197
1945#420286—
1944#364367—
1943#363394#2,07413
1942#360377#2,7128
1941#355348#3,5055
1940#343350#2,4789
1939#344341#2,6098
1938#309407#2,8687
1937#322371#2,6808
1936#317370#3,1476
1935#341350#2,24611
1934#341347#1,93214
1933#356310#2,5429
1932#345337#2,6389
1931#361318#2,10113
1930#350360#2,29312
1929#378315#2,58910
1928#378321#2,16214
1927#418272#2,12115
1926#448227#2,18614
1925#516187#2,75510
1924#619147#2,13215
1923#642131#2,22414
1922#73498#2,04016
1921#75793#2,37613
1920#85072#2,33613
1919#92558#2,66510
1918#87966#2,54311
1917#1,01348#2,09114
1916#1,38028#2,38911
1915#1,43925#2,07013
1914#3,1886#1,77213
1913#2,8276#2,8215
1912#2,6346#2,0457
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First appearance
1912

The first year at least five girls were named Beverley! It came in at #2,634, and was given to 6 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1999–2002, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Beverley is popular in 1926

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedNHWashington: #156 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 954 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #344 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,614 girlsMNIllinois: #361 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 4,253 girlsILWisconsin: #236 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,157 girlsWIMichigan: #266 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsMINew York: #308 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 3,520 girlsNYMassachusetts: #313 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,958 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedRIOregon: #169 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 937 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedSDIowa: #351 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,975 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #598 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 15,251 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #173 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 840 girlsCAUtah: #170 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 804 girlsUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedWVVirginia: #385 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,340 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Washington#156 · 1 in 954
  2. Oregon#169 · 1 in 937
  3. Utah#170 · 1 in 804
  4. California#173 · 1 in 840
  5. Wisconsin#236 · 1 in 2,157

Best ever in a state: #61 in Vermont, 1933.

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StateRankBirthsShare
Washington#156101 in 954
Oregon#16961 in 937
Utah#17061 in 804
California#173431 in 840
Wisconsin#236111 in 2,157
Michigan#266171 in 2,408
New York#308281 in 3,520
Massachusetts#31371 in 4,958
Minnesota#34461 in 3,614
Iowa#35151 in 3,975
Illinois#361141 in 4,253
Virginia#38561 in 4,340
Pennsylvania#59861 in 15,251
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Beverley
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 3,799 spots since 2024 (#12,161 → #8,362)
  • 3,780 spots since 2020 (#12,142 → #8,362)
  • 8,057 spots since 2015 (#16,419 → #8,362)
  • Biggest jump: 134 spots in 1918 (#1,013 → #879)
  • Biggest drop: 297 spots in 1965 (#955 → #1,252)
Rise & fade · girls
26 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1912
  • Peaked 1938 at #309 (407 births)
  • Births halved by 1959, 21 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 46 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 46 yrs · run 1918–1962
Share of babies · girls
1 in 2,711
  • Highest: 1 in 2,711 girls born in 1938 were named Beverley (0.04%)
  • Latest: 1 in 133,939 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1930s
  • 26.9% of all girls named Beverley (3,511) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1910s243#879 (1918)#1,786
1920s1,863#378 (1928)#574
1930s3,511#309 (1938)#339
1940s3,425#343 (1940)#399
1950s2,390#482 (1950)#597
1960s996#782 (1960)#1,151
1970s274#1,946 (1972)#3,028
1980s108#4,963 (1981)#6,375
1990s92#4,694 (1990)#9,901
2000s42#11,325 (2003)#14,882
2010s59#9,806 (2018)#13,101
2020s59#8,055 (2023)#10,068

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.

Beverley in 1926

girls
#448
227 births · 1 in 5,222 girls
boys
#2,186
14 births · 1 in 79,322 boys

Top girls' names in 1926

  1. #1Mary67,832
  2. #2Dorothy36,618
  3. #3Betty32,964
  4. #4Helen26,886
  5. #5Margaret23,072
  6. #6Ruth20,225
  7. #7Doris16,295
  8. #8Virginia16,161
  9. #9Mildred13,547
  10. #10Frances13,355
  11. #448Beverley227

Top boys' names in 1926

  1. #1Robert61,130
  2. #2John56,108
  3. #3James53,196
  4. #4William51,922
  5. #5Charles29,521
  6. #6George25,910
  7. #7Richard25,143
  8. #8Joseph23,756
  9. #9Donald20,912
  10. #10Edward19,375
  11. #2,186Beverley14
More about 1926

girls

1,185,401 girls got a published name in 1926; 1 in 5,222 of them was named Beverley, which outranked 92.0% of the 5,622 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverley
  1. #445George230
  2. #446Beryl228
  3. #446Johanna228
  4. #448Beverley227
  5. #449Althea226
  6. #449Jerry226
  7. #451Charles225
Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,047Janell#1,795 → #748
  2. ↑ 389Madalyn#1,225 → #836
  3. ↑ 382Evangelina#1,324 → #942
  4. ↑ 379Carla#1,252 → #873
  5. ↑ 351Vilma#1,020 → #669
Fallers
  1. ↓ 597Albertine#944 → #1,541
  2. ↓ 462Cleora#895 → #1,357
  3. ↓ 461Lorrayne#988 → #1,449
  4. ↓ 453Hermina#996 → #1,449
  5. ↓ 307Ethelene#913 → #1,220

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

boys

1,110,505 boys got a published name in 1926; 1 in 79,322 of them was named Beverley, which outranked 54.8% of the 4,837 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverley
  1. #2,074Woodson15
  2. #2,074Wright15
  3. #2,074Xavier15
  4. #2,186Beverley14
  5. #2,186Agostino14
  6. #2,186Albion14
  7. #2,186Aldine14
  8. #2,302Alexis13
  9. #2,302Alston13
  10. #2,302Alto13

Tied with 115 names at #2,186; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1925
Risers
  1. ↑ 477Jonnie#1,332 → #855
  2. ↑ 433Jorge#1,425 → #992
  3. ↑ 410Faustino#1,390 → #980
  4. ↑ 404Adelbert#1,246 → #842
  5. ↑ 381Cameron#1,164 → #783
Fallers
  1. ↓ 531Okey#984 → #1,515
  2. ↓ 459Florentino#973 → #1,432
  3. ↓ 407Rexford#924 → #1,331
  4. ↓ 380Marshal#973 → #1,353
  5. ↓ 378Coolidge#746 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1926 →