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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201947peak #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 1947

  • 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: #227 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,721 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: #397 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,498 girlsMNIllinois: #384 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,647 girlsILWisconsin: #355 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,313 girlsWIMichigan: #392 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 5,194 girlsMINew York: #511 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 7,917 girlsNYMassachusetts: #456 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 9,799 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedIAIndiana: #346 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 4,297 girlsINOhio: #318 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 3,604 girlsOHPennsylvania: #452 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 7,579 girlsPANew Jersey: #298 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 3,316 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #337 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,971 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedUTColorado: #245 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,793 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedNEMissouri: #408 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,131 girlsMOKentucky: #367 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 4,033 girlsKYWest Virginia: #240 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,926 girlsWVVirginia: #181 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,096 girlsVAMaryland: #354 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,028 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: #354 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,688 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #545 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 8,732 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #292 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,307 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: #477 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 6,241 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedHITexas: #494 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,586 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Beverley, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Virginia#181 · 1 in 1,096
  2. Washington#227 · 1 in 1,721
  3. West Virginia#240 · 1 in 1,926
  4. Colorado#245 · 1 in 1,793
  5. Oklahoma#292 · 1 in 2,307

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Virginia#181341 in 1,096
Washington#227151 in 1,721
West Virginia#240131 in 1,926
Colorado#24581 in 1,793
Oklahoma#292101 in 2,307
New Jersey#298141 in 3,316
Ohio#318251 in 3,604
California#337381 in 2,971
Indiana#346101 in 4,297
Kansas#35451 in 3,688
Maryland#35461 in 4,028
Wisconsin#35571 in 5,313
Kentucky#36791 in 4,033
Illinois#384191 in 4,647
Michigan#392141 in 5,194
Minnesota#39761 in 5,498
Missouri#40881 in 5,131
Pennsylvania#452151 in 7,579
Massachusetts#45651 in 9,799
Georgia#47771 in 6,241
Texas#494201 in 4,586
New York#511191 in 7,917
North Carolina#54561 in 8,732
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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 1947

girls
#421
373 births · 1 in 4,753 girls
boys
#2,356
11 births · 1 in 166,327 boys

Top girls' names in 1947

  1. #1Linda99,692
  2. #2Mary71,690
  3. #3Patricia51,278
  4. #4Barbara48,800
  5. #5Sandra34,779
  6. #6Carol33,543
  7. #7Nancy32,445
  8. #8Susan31,952
  9. #9Sharon28,533
  10. #10Donna23,517
  11. #421Beverley373

Top boys' names in 1947

  1. #1James94,767
  2. #2Robert91,655
  3. #3John88,324
  4. #4William67,002
  5. #5Richard58,532
  6. #6David57,810
  7. #7Michael50,506
  8. #8Thomas44,842
  9. #9Charles40,781
  10. #10Larry34,946
  11. #2,356Beverley11
More about 1947

girls

1,772,766 girls got a published name in 1947; 1 in 4,753 of them was named Beverley, which outranked 93.1% of the 6,104 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 25.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverley
  1. #418Gracie376
  2. #418Margarita376
  3. #420Winifred374
  4. #421Beverley373
  5. #421Tamara373
  6. #423Lora372
  7. #424Beulah371
  8. #425Shelby369

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 417Michaele#1,276 → #859
  2. ↑ 385Carlotta#997 → #612
  3. ↑ 332Ricki#1,290 → #958
  4. ↑ 300Daria#1,220 → #920
  5. ↑ 290Ivy#1,087 → #797
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Merlene#961 → #1,302
  2. ↓ 285Beatriz#985 → #1,270
  3. ↓ 276Ruthanne#874 → #1,150
  4. ↓ 253Estela#897 → #1,150
  5. ↓ 242Verla#885 → #1,127

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

boys

1,829,599 boys got a published name in 1947; 1 in 166,327 of them was named Beverley, which outranked 44.8% of the 4,266 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 34.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverley
  1. #2,251Wilfredo12
  2. #2,251Winthrop12
  3. #2,251Zollie12
  4. #2,356Beverley11
  5. #2,356Abie11
  6. #2,356Alfonsa11
  7. #2,356Alger11
  8. #2,498Abbott10
  9. #2,498Abran10
  10. #2,498Adrain10

Tied with 141 names at #2,356; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1946
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,271Brock#2,271 → #1,000
  2. ↑ 586Shawn#1,509 → #923
  3. ↑ 500Jed#1,475 → #975
  4. ↑ 358Jody#935 → #577
  5. ↑ 355Deryl#1,355 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 497Hurley#952 → #1,449
  2. ↓ 393Prentice#878 → #1,271
  3. ↓ 362Darvin#935 → #1,297
  4. ↓ 310Lary#826 → #1,136
  5. ↓ 303Judith#856 → #1,159

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

See the top 100 for 1947 →