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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201922peak #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 1922

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedAKMaine: #108 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 403 girlsMEVermont: #47 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 168 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #110 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 432 girlsNHWashington: #82 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 307 girlsWAIdaho: #174 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 786 girlsIDMontana: #109 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 453 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #107 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 379 girlsNDMinnesota: #89 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 336 girlsMNIllinois: #121 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 561 girlsILWisconsin: #89 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 320 girlsWIMichigan: #97 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 381 girlsMINew York: #132 for girls · 145 births · 1 in 682 girlsNYMassachusetts: #133 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 709 girlsMARhode Island: #164 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 956 girlsRIOregon: #66 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 225 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNVWyoming: #99 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 338 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #75 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 251 girlsSDIowa: #103 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 447 girlsIAIndiana: #134 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 712 girlsINOhio: #170 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 1,186 girlsOHPennsylvania: #233 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 2,271 girlsPANew Jersey: #188 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,407 girlsNJConnecticut: #178 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,283 girlsCTCalifornia: #51 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 215 girlsCAUtah: #25 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 121 girlsUTColorado: #111 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 458 girlsCONebraska: #130 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 619 girlsNEMissouri: #138 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 624 girlsMOKentucky: #463 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,007 girlsKYWest Virginia: #399 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,966 girlsWVVirginia: #230 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,697 girlsVAMaryland: #159 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDEArizona: #173 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 631 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNMKansas: #139 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 628 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedARTennessee: #340 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,820 girlsTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: #325 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,103 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #278 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,670 girlsOKLouisiana: #130 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 538 girlsLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedALGeorgia: #295 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,491 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedHITexas: #362 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 2,106 girlsTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#25 · 1 in 121
  2. Vermont#47 · 1 in 168
  3. California#51 · 1 in 215
  4. Oregon#66 · 1 in 225
  5. South Dakota#75 · 1 in 251

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#25411 in 121
Vermont#47161 in 168
California#511441 in 215
Oregon#66261 in 225
South Dakota#75261 in 251
Washington#82321 in 307
Minnesota#89691 in 336
Wisconsin#89771 in 320
Michigan#97971 in 381
Wyoming#9951 in 338
Iowa#103491 in 447
North Dakota#107181 in 379
Maine#108171 in 403
Montana#109101 in 453
New Hampshire#11081 in 432
Colorado#111201 in 458
Illinois#1211041 in 561
Louisiana#130441 in 538
Nebraska#130201 in 619
New York#1321451 in 682
Massachusetts#133501 in 709
Indiana#134371 in 712
Missouri#138491 in 624
Kansas#139261 in 628
Maryland#159141 in 1,020
Rhode Island#16461 in 956
Ohio#170461 in 1,186
Arizona#17351 in 631
Idaho#17451 in 786
Connecticut#178101 in 1,283
New Jersey#188221 in 1,407
Virginia#230171 in 1,697
Pennsylvania#233421 in 2,271
Oklahoma#278151 in 1,670
Georgia#295151 in 2,491
South Carolina#32581 in 3,103
Tennessee#340101 in 2,820
Texas#362281 in 2,106
West Virginia#39951 in 3,966
Kentucky#46361 in 5,007
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Delaware———
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Florida———
Hawaii———
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New Mexico———
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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 1922

girls
#163
1,411 births · 1 in 851 girls
boys
#657
95 births · 1 in 11,454 boys

Top girls' names in 1922

  1. #1Mary72,177
  2. #2Dorothy37,716
  3. #3Helen32,510
  4. #4Margaret26,862
  5. #5Ruth23,633
  6. #6Betty20,895
  7. #7Virginia19,144
  8. #8Mildred16,412
  9. #9Elizabeth15,244
  10. #10Frances15,054
  11. #163Beverly1,411

Top boys' names in 1922

  1. #1John57,280
  2. #2Robert53,796
  3. #3William51,111
  4. #4James49,802
  5. #5Charles28,839
  6. #6George27,350
  7. #7Joseph25,699
  8. #8Edward20,419
  9. #9Richard17,537
  10. #10Frank16,013
  11. #657Beverly95
More about 1922

girls

1,201,003 girls got a published name in 1922; 1 in 851 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 97.2% of the 5,789 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #160Bette1,482
  2. #161Lola1,478
  3. #162Winifred1,428
  4. #163Beverly1,411
  5. #163Erma1,411
  6. #165Rosie1,385
  7. #166Donna1,349
  8. #167Claire1,339

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

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 626Lilia#1,543 → #917
  2. ↑ 573Leatrice#1,258 → #685
  3. ↑ 412Phylis#1,409 → #997
  4. ↑ 352Darleen#1,258 → #906
  5. ↑ 295Madlyn#1,136 → #841
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Erlene#946 → #1,464
  2. ↓ 390Exie#879 → #1,269
  3. ↓ 327Arlyne#905 → #1,232
  4. ↓ 288Toby#964 → #1,252
  5. ↓ 265Rochelle#987 → #1,252

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

boys

1,088,154 boys got a published name in 1922; 1 in 11,454 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 86.8% of the 4,967 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #653Carmelo96
  2. #653Elisha96
  3. #653Napoleon96
  4. #657Beverly95
  5. #657Carlyle95
  6. #657Durward95
  7. #657Frances95
  8. #665Eldred94
  9. #666Carter93
  10. #666Elzie93

Tied with 7 names at #657; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1921
Risers
  1. ↑ 520Desmond#1,360 → #840
  2. ↑ 504Gorden#1,226 → #722
  3. ↑ 418Jackie#1,140 → #722
  4. ↑ 417Daryl#843 → #426
  5. ↑ 361Brown#1,360 → #999
Fallers
  1. ↓ 600Adolf#991 → #1,591
  2. ↓ 508Nello#962 → #1,470
  3. ↓ 439Newman#843 → #1,282
  4. ↓ 394Marcos#939 → #1,333
  5. ↓ 343Porfirio#939 → #1,282

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

See the top 100 for 1922 →