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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201923peak #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 1923

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedAKMaine: #68 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 230 girlsMEVermont: #45 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 151 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #39 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 148 girlsNHWashington: #59 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 220 girlsWAIdaho: #91 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 348 girlsIDMontana: #144 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 697 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #91 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 312 girlsNDMinnesota: #71 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 244 girlsMNIllinois: #97 for girls · 147 births · 1 in 403 girlsILWisconsin: #59 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 222 girlsWIMichigan: #91 for girls · 109 births · 1 in 352 girlsMINew York: #118 for girls · 197 births · 1 in 506 girlsNYMassachusetts: #129 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 675 girlsMARhode Island: #152 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 815 girlsRIOregon: #109 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 376 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNVWyoming: #53 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 175 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #94 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 354 girlsSDIowa: #96 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 396 girlsIAIndiana: #126 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 657 girlsINOhio: #147 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 824 girlsOHPennsylvania: #193 for girls · 63 births · 1 in 1,528 girlsPANew Jersey: #184 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,438 girlsNJConnecticut: #106 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 470 girlsCTCalifornia: #46 for girls · 163 births · 1 in 209 girlsCAUtah: #15 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 78 girlsUTColorado: #93 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 375 girlsCONebraska: #83 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 323 girlsNEMissouri: #156 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 818 girlsMOKentucky: #395 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,765 girlsKYWest Virginia: #317 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,587 girlsWVVirginia: #296 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,826 girlsVAMaryland: #167 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,035 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: #130 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 573 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedARTennessee: #281 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,190 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #437 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 5,610 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: #94 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 385 girlsDCOklahoma: #315 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,112 girlsOKLouisiana: #135 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 575 girlsLAMississippi: #468 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,480 girlsMSAlabama: #435 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,454 girlsALGeorgia: #323 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,870 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedHITexas: #416 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 2,531 girlsTXFlorida: #323 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,367 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#15 · 1 in 78
  2. New Hampshire#39 · 1 in 148
  3. Vermont#45 · 1 in 151
  4. California#46 · 1 in 209
  5. Wyoming#53 · 1 in 175

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#15651 in 78
New Hampshire#39231 in 148
Vermont#45171 in 151
California#461631 in 209
Wyoming#53101 in 175
Washington#59451 in 220
Wisconsin#591121 in 222
Maine#68291 in 230
Minnesota#71941 in 244
Nebraska#83381 in 323
Idaho#91111 in 348
Michigan#911091 in 352
North Dakota#91211 in 312
Colorado#93241 in 375
District of Columbia#9491 in 385
South Dakota#94181 in 354
Iowa#96541 in 396
Illinois#971471 in 403
Connecticut#106271 in 470
Oregon#109161 in 376
New York#1181971 in 506
Indiana#126411 in 657
Massachusetts#129541 in 675
Kansas#130291 in 573
Louisiana#135401 in 575
Montana#14461 in 697
Ohio#147681 in 824
Rhode Island#15271 in 815
Missouri#156381 in 818
Maryland#167141 in 1,035
New Jersey#184221 in 1,438
Pennsylvania#193631 in 1,528
Tennessee#281131 in 2,190
Virginia#296101 in 2,826
Oklahoma#315121 in 2,112
West Virginia#31781 in 2,587
Florida#32351 in 2,367
Georgia#323121 in 2,870
Kentucky#39581 in 3,765
Texas#416231 in 2,531
Alabama#43571 in 4,454
North Carolina#43771 in 5,610
Mississippi#46851 in 4,480
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
South Carolina———

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 1923

girls
#144
1,737 births · 1 in 695 girls
boys
#610
108 births · 1 in 10,149 boys

Top girls' names in 1923

  1. #1Mary71,634
  2. #2Dorothy39,043
  3. #3Helen31,486
  4. #4Margaret26,134
  5. #5Betty25,989
  6. #6Ruth23,637
  7. #7Virginia18,325
  8. #8Mildred15,989
  9. #9Elizabeth15,459
  10. #10Frances14,881
  11. #144Beverly1,737

Top boys' names in 1923

  1. #1John57,467
  2. #2Robert56,111
  3. #3William52,136
  4. #4James50,462
  5. #5Charles28,966
  6. #6George27,025
  7. #7Joseph25,561
  8. #8Edward20,597
  9. #9Richard18,887
  10. #10Donald16,433
  11. #610Beverly108
More about 1923

girls

1,206,366 girls got a published name in 1923; 1 in 695 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 97.5% of the 5,739 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #141Inez1,852
  2. #142Fannie1,776
  3. #143Madeline1,756
  4. #144Beverly1,737
  5. #145Miriam1,733
  6. #146Verna1,713
  7. #147Hattie1,700
Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,834Eris#2,291 → #457
  2. ↑ 619Penny#1,508 → #889
  3. ↑ 317Laurene#1,309 → #992
  4. ↑ 310Cruz#1,103 → #793
  5. ↑ 306Dorene#1,207 → #901
Fallers
  1. ↓ 321Veva#962 → #1,283
  2. ↓ 318Arlie#949 → #1,267
  3. ↓ 305Gaynell#978 → #1,283
  4. ↓ 303Trinidad#449 → #752
  5. ↓ 300Laurine#897 → #1,197

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

boys

1,096,102 boys got a published name in 1923; 1 in 10,149 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 87.6% of the 4,904 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.3% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #606Dana110
  2. #606Winford110
  3. #609Andres109
  4. #610Beverly108
  5. #610Carson108
  6. #610Elmore108
  7. #610Valentine108
  8. #614Felipe107
  9. #614Ottis107
  10. #616Antone106

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

Biggest movers since 1922
Risers
  1. ↑ 403Marcos#1,333 → #930
  2. ↑ 341Armin#1,333 → #992
  3. ↑ 309Betty#1,222 → #913
  4. ↑ 309Godfrey#1,222 → #913
  5. ↑ 308Val#1,181 → #873
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,021Harden#999 → #2,020
  2. ↓ 472Buel#850 → #1,322
  3. ↓ 420Trinidad#485 → #905
  4. ↓ 304Gorden#722 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 288Joy#840 → #1,128

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

See the top 100 for 1923 →