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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201938peak #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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Yeargirlsboys
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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 1938

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedAKMaine: #103 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 416 girlsMEVermont: #101 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 392 girlsVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedNHWashington: #161 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 842 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: #285 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,000 girlsMNIllinois: #234 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,045 girlsILWisconsin: #243 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,653 girlsWIMichigan: #176 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsMINew York: #302 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,169 girlsNYMassachusetts: #185 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,755 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedRIOregon: #153 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 783 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: #294 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,152 girlsIAIndiana: #233 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,172 girlsINOhio: #294 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 3,192 girlsOHPennsylvania: #255 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 2,479 girlsPANew Jersey: #264 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,745 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #199 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 1,086 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedUTColorado: #164 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 740 girlsCONebraska: #234 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,807 girlsNEMissouri: #307 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,981 girlsMOKentucky: #418 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,704 girlsKYWest Virginia: #279 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,116 girlsWVVirginia: #237 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,702 girlsVAMaryland: #250 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,073 girlsMDDelaware: 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: #214 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,367 girlsKSArkansas: 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: #335 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,259 girlsOKLouisiana: 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: #429 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 3,206 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#101 · 1 in 392
  2. Maine#103 · 1 in 416
  3. Oregon#153 · 1 in 783
  4. Washington#161 · 1 in 842
  5. Colorado#164 · 1 in 740

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#10161 in 392
Maine#103151 in 416
Oregon#15381 in 783
Washington#161131 in 842
Colorado#164121 in 740
Michigan#176331 in 1,281
Massachusetts#185161 in 1,755
California#199411 in 1,086
Kansas#21491 in 1,367
Indiana#233121 in 2,172
Illinois#234271 in 2,045
Nebraska#23451 in 1,807
Virginia#237141 in 1,702
Wisconsin#24391 in 2,653
Maryland#25061 in 2,073
Pennsylvania#255301 in 2,479
New Jersey#26491 in 2,745
West Virginia#27991 in 2,116
Minnesota#28571 in 3,000
Iowa#29461 in 3,152
Ohio#294161 in 3,192
New York#302271 in 3,169
Missouri#30791 in 2,981
Oklahoma#33591 in 2,259
Kentucky#41861 in 4,704
Texas#429181 in 3,206
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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 1938

girls
#309
407 births · 1 in 2,711 girls
boys
#2,868
7 births · 1 in 158,450 boys

Top girls' names in 1938

  1. #1Mary56,225
  2. #2Barbara39,277
  3. #3Patricia27,560
  4. #4Betty25,506
  5. #5Shirley23,766
  6. #6Carol19,421
  7. #7Nancy18,951
  8. #8Dorothy16,358
  9. #9Margaret15,330
  10. #10Joan14,303
  11. #309Beverley407

Top boys' names in 1938

  1. #1Robert62,271
  2. #2James59,102
  3. #3John50,517
  4. #4William42,433
  5. #5Richard34,385
  6. #6Charles31,151
  7. #7Donald26,677
  8. #8David22,994
  9. #9Thomas21,381
  10. #10Ronald20,295
  11. #2,868Beverley7
More about 1938

girls

1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 2,711 of them was named Beverley, which outranked 93.8% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverley
  1. #306Ora415
  2. #307Celia413
  3. #308Deborah410
  4. #309Beverley407
  5. #310Beth406
  6. #311Natalie402
  7. #312Cheryl397
Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,209Danielle#2,940 → #731
  2. ↑ 833Lorelei#1,451 → #618
  3. ↑ 623Helaine#1,493 → #870
  4. ↑ 399Janine#1,330 → #931
  5. ↑ 392Imelda#1,282 → #890
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,261Noreta#964 → #2,225
  2. ↓ 513Norita#532 → #1,045
  3. ↓ 432Noretta#856 → #1,288
  4. ↓ 366Ferne#950 → #1,316
  5. ↓ 327Verdell#904 → #1,231

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

boys

1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 158,450 of them was named Beverley, which outranked 28.9% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverley
  1. #2,646Zackie8
  2. #2,646Zebedee8
  3. #2,646Zigmund8
  4. #2,868Beverley7
  5. #2,868Abran7
  6. #2,868Acey7
  7. #2,868Aldean7
  8. #3,175Abelino6
  9. #3,175Adolphe6
  10. #3,175Adolpho6

Tied with 306 names at #2,868; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1937
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,314Dion#2,197 → #883
  2. ↑ 448Tex#1,212 → #764
  3. ↑ 425Lonny#1,233 → #808
  4. ↑ 401Gonzalo#1,180 → #779
  5. ↑ 383Lance#722 → #339
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Worth#1,000 → #1,741
  2. ↓ 528Estel#869 → #1,397
  3. ↓ 492Milburn#845 → #1,337
  4. ↓ 412Lonzo#835 → #1,247
  5. ↓ 405Joy#932 → #1,337

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

See the top 100 for 1938 →