Beverly

#1,016 for girls in 2025, 246 births · Last seen for boys in 1991 at #8,236
Given to girls 98.8% of the time

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Peak · girls
1937 · 9,634 births
Debut · girls
5 births
In top 100 · girls
39 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
378,561
since 1893

Beverly over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201919peak #14, 1937girls
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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
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,016246—
2024#1,044240—
2023#1,174204—
2022#1,107224—
2021#1,249188—
2020#1,264177—
2019#1,349168—
2018#1,292176—
2017#1,416161—
2016#1,394167—
2015#1,477155—
2014#1,534142—
2013#1,546141—
2012#1,685125—
2011#1,728119—
2010#2,01099—
2009#1,620138—
2008#1,415168—
2007#1,480157—
2006#1,291183—
2005#1,392154—
2004#1,170192—
2003#1,212175—
2002#1,129184—
2001#1,117189—
2000#1,113183—
1999#948219—
1998#936220—
1997#834248—
1996#782266—
1995#717288—
1994#608368—
1993#581405—
1992#532444—
1991#540433#8,2365
1990#524456—
1989#532434#5,1659
1988#487463#6,4266
1987#476455#6,9515
1986#481446#5,3327
1985#451482#4,3339
1984#406522#5,5616
1983#388568—
1982#377609#5,0037
1981#347675—
1980#334721—
1979#328713#4,8427
1978#280824—
1977#276862#4,1648
1976#255931#3,26411
1975#2451,009#3,6599
1974#2091,205#3,12011
1973#1921,347#3,01311
1972#1851,568#2,41815
1971#1601,988#2,36616
1970#1502,248#2,73912
1969#1412,404#2,04617
1968#1222,590#1,89418
1967#1123,003#1,97416
1966#1093,219#1,89117
1965#1013,770#1,66922
1964#914,606#1,46229
1963#815,280#1,42630
1962#696,266#1,31135
1961#666,708#1,36834
1960#607,392#1,40032
1959#557,796#1,10149
1958#557,679#1,34533
1957#488,560#1,11747
1956#409,449#1,19341
1955#3410,001#1,01155
1954#3111,155#89268
1953#3411,240#1,05847
1952#3510,547#76684
1951#3310,860#97252
1950#3110,503#87861
1949#3110,552#85664
1948#3110,795#94554
1947#3111,205#80573
1946#3010,430#81265
1945#377,618#88451
1944#358,292#75468
1943#329,435#68188
1942#329,411#68787
1941#298,727#59799
1940#278,657#60795
1939#258,706#65283
1938#189,770#60995
1937#149,634#58497
1936#178,901#60892
1935#207,992#58597
1934#227,886#585102
1933#267,186#61091
1932#287,527#542117
1931#316,789#62192
1930#346,455#599103
1929#395,862#553114
1928#465,437#578114
1927#574,932#569117
1926#743,775#559121
1925#1052,668#68288
1924#1212,283#616107
1923#1441,737#610108
1922#1631,411#65795
1921#1861,160#630102
1920#207940#65394
1919#243684#62893
1918#241706#68483
1917#247630#71373
1916#272495#68076
1915#338311#522113
1914#459142#65360
1913#502103#65846
1912#51588#62244
1911#54260#64423
1910#54356#75516
1909#66935#75614
1908#67832#77912
1907#73926#69914
1906#64231#9278
1905#92616#59216
1904#1,00113#72311
1903#1,2049#61913
1902#1,02412#65112
1901#1,6795—
1900#1,05313#9688
1899#1,5965#9286
1898#1,5026#1,1215
1897#1,5555#7878
1896——
1895—#1,0795
1894—#54314
1893#1,4375#50914
1892—#52515
1891—#6359
1890——
1889—#49814
1888—#9176
1887—#6798
1886—#6479
1885—#52113
1884—#48815
1883—#59710
1882—#6529
1881—#53311
1880—#52612
First appearance
1893

The first year at least five girls were named Beverly! It came in at #1,437, and was given to 5 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1893–1897, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Beverly is popular in 1919

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedAKMaine: #127 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 497 girlsMEVermont: #44 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 153 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #138 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 634 girlsNHWashington: #139 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 744 girlsWAIdaho: #187 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 827 girlsIDMontana: #140 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 677 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #161 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 790 girlsNDMinnesota: #125 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 668 girlsMNIllinois: #170 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 1,017 girlsILWisconsin: #129 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 671 girlsWIMichigan: #164 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,093 girlsMINew York: #191 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 1,290 girlsNYMassachusetts: #174 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,336 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedRIOregon: #136 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 588 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #135 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 622 girlsSDIowa: #196 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,284 girlsIAIndiana: #200 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,516 girlsINOhio: #200 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,479 girlsOHPennsylvania: #263 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 3,106 girlsPANew Jersey: #219 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,041 girlsNJConnecticut: #174 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,128 girlsCTCalifornia: #104 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 448 girlsCAUtah: #68 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 248 girlsUTColorado: #167 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 773 girlsCONebraska: #201 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,166 girlsNEMissouri: #306 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,633 girlsMOKentucky: #482 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,406 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedWVVirginia: #389 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,573 girlsVAMaryland: #199 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNMKansas: #359 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,092 girlsKSArkansas: #367 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,536 girlsARTennessee: #319 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,587 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #326 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,221 girlsOKLouisiana: #271 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,553 girlsLAMississippi: #415 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,646 girlsMSAlabama: #547 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,164 girlsALGeorgia: #550 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,429 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedHITexas: #408 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,593 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#44 · 1 in 153
  2. Utah#68 · 1 in 248
  3. California#104 · 1 in 448
  4. Minnesota#125 · 1 in 668
  5. Maine#127 · 1 in 497

Best ever in a state: #4 in Nevada, 1929.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#44161 in 153
Utah#68191 in 248
California#104521 in 448
Minnesota#125321 in 668
Maine#127121 in 497
Wisconsin#129341 in 671
South Dakota#135101 in 622
Oregon#13691 in 588
New Hampshire#13851 in 634
Washington#139131 in 744
Montana#14081 in 677
North Dakota#16191 in 790
Michigan#164311 in 1,093
Colorado#167101 in 773
Illinois#170561 in 1,017
Connecticut#174121 in 1,128
Massachusetts#174261 in 1,336
Idaho#18751 in 827
New York#191741 in 1,290
Iowa#196161 in 1,284
Maryland#19991 in 1,550
Indiana#200161 in 1,516
Ohio#200341 in 1,479
Nebraska#201101 in 1,166
New Jersey#219151 in 2,041
Pennsylvania#263301 in 3,106
Louisiana#271141 in 1,553
Missouri#306111 in 2,633
Tennessee#319101 in 2,587
Oklahoma#326101 in 2,221
Kansas#35951 in 3,092
Arkansas#36781 in 2,536
Virginia#38961 in 4,573
Texas#408201 in 2,593
Mississippi#41561 in 3,646
Kentucky#48251 in 5,406
Alabama#54751 in 6,164
Georgia#55051 in 7,429
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Florida———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
North Carolina———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
West Virginia———
Wyoming———

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 Beverly
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 28 spots since 2024 (#1,044 → #1,016)
  • 248 spots since 2020 (#1,264 → #1,016)
  • 461 spots since 2015 (#1,477 → #1,016)
  • Biggest jump: 284 spots in 1906 (#926 → #642)
  • Biggest drop: 165 spots in 2000 (#948 → #1,113)
Rise & fade · girls
44 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1893
  • Peaked 1937 at #14 (9,634 births)
  • Births halved by 1964, 27 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 39 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 39 yrs · run 1926–1964
  • Top 1,000: 95 yrs · run 1905–1999
Share of babies · girls
1 in 110
  • Highest: 1 in 110 girls born in 1937 were named Beverly (0.91%)
  • Latest: 1 in 6,534 girls born in 2025 (0.02%)
Era · girls
The 1950s
  • 25.8% of all girls named Beverly (97,790) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1890s21#1,437 (1893)#1,523
1900s192#642 (1906)#962
1910s3,275#241 (1918)#390
1920s30,205#39 (1929)#114
1930s80,846#14 (1937)#24
1940s95,122#27 (1940)#32
1950s97,790#31 (1954)#40
1960s45,238#60 (1960)#95
1970s12,695#150 (1970)#228
1980s5,375#334 (1980)#428
1990s3,347#524 (1990)#700
2000s1,723#1,113 (2000)#1,294
2010s1,453#1,292 (2018)#1,543
2020s1,279#1,016 (2025)#1,142

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.

Beverly in 1919

girls
#243
684 births · 1 in 1,652 girls
boys
#628
93 births · 1 in 10,539 boys

Top girls' names in 1919

  1. #1Mary65,836
  2. #2Helen33,706
  3. #3Dorothy31,733
  4. #4Margaret26,238
  5. #5Ruth24,562
  6. #6Mildred17,300
  7. #7Virginia15,636
  8. #8Elizabeth15,287
  9. #9Frances15,106
  10. #10Anna14,498
  11. #243Beverly684

Top boys' names in 1919

  1. #1John53,522
  2. #2William43,969
  3. #3James42,392
  4. #4Robert41,025
  5. #5Charles25,192
  6. #6George25,170
  7. #7Joseph24,266
  8. #8Edward18,536
  9. #9Frank15,701
  10. #10Thomas13,434
  11. #628Beverly93
More about 1919

girls

1,130,117 girls got a published name in 1919; 1 in 1,652 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 95.6% of the 5,559 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #239Teresa706
  2. #241Imogene702
  3. #242Sue693
  4. #243Beverly684
  5. #244Selma682
  6. #245Iris677
  7. #246Maude674
Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 851Gregoria#1,805 → #954
  2. ↑ 443Concha#1,333 → #890
  3. ↑ 390Arlena#1,299 → #909
  4. ↑ 353Marina#1,255 → #902
  5. ↑ 333Roselle#1,333 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,019Liberty#585 → #1,604
  2. ↓ 840Victory#809 → #1,649
  3. ↓ 567Karen#960 → #1,527
  4. ↓ 404Zena#989 → #1,393
  5. ↓ 359Malvina#989 → #1,348

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

boys

980,122 boys got a published name in 1919; 1 in 10,539 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 86.9% of the 4,810 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #624Casimer94
  2. #624Elzie94
  3. #624Terry94
  4. #628Beverly93
  5. #628Bobby93
  6. #628Graham93
  7. #628Pablo93
  8. #633Clem92
  9. #633Eldred92
  10. #633Parker92

Tied with 4 names at #628; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1918
Risers
  1. ↑ 446Quinten#1,313 → #867
  2. ↑ 432Dempsey#1,012 → #580
  3. ↑ 341Winton#1,231 → #890
  4. ↑ 334Donnie#1,211 → #877
  5. ↑ 332Edsel#1,062 → #730
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,008Foch#869 → #2,877
  2. ↓ 582Carmel#949 → #1,531
  3. ↓ 403Eligah#918 → #1,321
  4. ↓ 398Nels#809 → #1,207
  5. ↓ 355Myer#966 → #1,321

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

See the top 100 for 1919 →