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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201920peak #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 1920

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedAKMaine: #88 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 338 girlsMEVermont: #37 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 137 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #72 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 240 girlsNHWashington: #75 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 263 girlsWAIdaho: #145 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 622 girlsIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #141 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 684 girlsNDMinnesota: #128 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 674 girlsMNIllinois: #164 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 986 girlsILWisconsin: #107 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 461 girlsWIMichigan: #134 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 699 girlsMINew York: #169 for girls · 93 births · 1 in 1,062 girlsNYMassachusetts: #153 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,007 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedRIOregon: #121 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 543 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNVWyoming: #94 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 319 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #119 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 484 girlsSDIowa: #138 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 695 girlsIAIndiana: #171 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,103 girlsINOhio: #200 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,536 girlsOHPennsylvania: #290 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 3,610 girlsPANew Jersey: #199 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,757 girlsNJConnecticut: #157 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 919 girlsCTCalifornia: #76 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 323 girlsCAUtah: #45 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 182 girlsUTColorado: #156 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 810 girlsCONebraska: #209 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,267 girlsNEMissouri: #274 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,190 girlsMOKentucky: #347 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,214 girlsKYWest Virginia: #333 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,642 girlsWVVirginia: #287 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,613 girlsVAMaryland: #177 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,147 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: #204 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,273 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedARTennessee: #439 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 4,647 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #539 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,467 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #398 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,187 girlsOKLouisiana: #171 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 708 girlsLAMississippi: #398 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,568 girlsMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedALGeorgia: #425 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,672 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedHITexas: #430 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,850 girlsTXFlorida: #282 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,756 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Vermont#37 · 1 in 137
  2. Utah#45 · 1 in 182
  3. New Hampshire#72 · 1 in 240
  4. Washington#75 · 1 in 263
  5. California#76 · 1 in 323

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Vermont#37191 in 137
Utah#45281 in 182
New Hampshire#72151 in 240
Washington#75401 in 263
California#76871 in 323
Maine#88201 in 338
Wyoming#9451 in 319
Wisconsin#107531 in 461
South Dakota#119141 in 484
Oregon#121111 in 543
Minnesota#128341 in 674
Michigan#134541 in 699
Iowa#138321 in 695
North Dakota#141111 in 684
Idaho#14571 in 622
Massachusetts#153361 in 1,007
Colorado#156111 in 810
Connecticut#157151 in 919
Illinois#164601 in 986
New York#169931 in 1,062
Indiana#171241 in 1,103
Louisiana#171321 in 708
Maryland#177131 in 1,147
New Jersey#199181 in 1,757
Ohio#200361 in 1,536
Kansas#204131 in 1,273
Nebraska#209101 in 1,267
Missouri#274141 in 2,190
Florida#28261 in 1,756
Virginia#287111 in 2,613
Pennsylvania#290271 in 3,610
West Virginia#33371 in 2,642
Kentucky#34791 in 3,214
Mississippi#39861 in 3,568
Oklahoma#39881 in 3,187
Georgia#42581 in 4,672
Texas#430201 in 2,850
Tennessee#43961 in 4,647
North Carolina#53951 in 7,467
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Delaware———
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Montana———
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Rhode Island———
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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 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 1920

girls
#207
940 births · 1 in 1,275 girls
boys
#653
94 births · 1 in 11,323 boys

Top girls' names in 1920

  1. #1Mary70,983
  2. #2Dorothy36,643
  3. #3Helen35,097
  4. #4Margaret27,994
  5. #5Ruth26,102
  6. #6Mildred18,060
  7. #7Virginia17,314
  8. #8Elizabeth15,908
  9. #9Frances15,883
  10. #10Anna14,581
  11. #207Beverly940

Top boys' names in 1920

  1. #1John56,913
  2. #2William50,146
  3. #3Robert48,679
  4. #4James47,908
  5. #5Charles28,309
  6. #6George26,891
  7. #7Joseph25,587
  8. #8Edward20,097
  9. #9Frank16,430
  10. #10Richard15,010
  11. #653Beverly94
More about 1920

girls

1,198,289 girls got a published name in 1920; 1 in 1,275 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 96.4% of the 5,767 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #204May956
  2. #205Ollie950
  3. #206Adele944
  4. #207Beverly940
  5. #208Faye935
  6. #209Angeline918
  7. #210Melba907
Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 550Denise#1,481 → #931
  2. ↑ 321Blossom#1,242 → #921
  3. ↑ 311Lilia#1,242 → #931
  4. ↑ 302Ena#1,270 → #968
  5. ↑ 277Lorayne#1,216 → #939
Fallers
  1. ↓ 594Haruko#917 → #1,511
  2. ↓ 511Roselle#1,000 → #1,511
  3. ↓ 345Toshiko#967 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 304Carroll#902 → #1,206
  5. ↓ 297Santina#835 → #1,132

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

boys

1,064,356 boys got a published name in 1920; 1 in 11,323 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 86.9% of the 4,989 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.6% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #649Connie95
  2. #649Jennings95
  3. #649Jules95
  4. #653Beverly94
  5. #653Benton94
  6. #653Brady94
  7. #653Durward94
  8. #660Claudie93
  9. #660Constantine93
  10. #660Dempsey93

Tied with 6 names at #653; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1919
Risers
  1. ↑ 960Harding#1,351 → #391
  2. ↑ 607Cameron#1,351 → #744
  3. ↑ 566Hardin#1,531 → #965
  4. ↑ 392Laurel#1,321 → #929
  5. ↑ 368Terrence#1,297 → #929
Fallers
  1. ↓ 789Pershing#593 → #1,382
  2. ↓ 580Woodroe#877 → #1,457
  3. ↓ 385Quinten#867 → #1,252
  4. ↓ 383Orvel#890 → #1,273
  5. ↓ 373Rexford#927 → #1,300

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

See the top 100 for 1920 →