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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201925peak #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 1925

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedAKMaine: #53 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 183 girlsMEVermont: #25 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 87 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #42 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 138 girlsNHWashington: #27 for girls · 77 births · 1 in 127 girlsWAIdaho: #78 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 278 girlsIDMontana: #86 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 296 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #42 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 140 girlsNDMinnesota: #41 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 158 girlsMNIllinois: #73 for girls · 188 births · 1 in 320 girlsILWisconsin: #41 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 149 girlsWIMichigan: #63 for girls · 164 births · 1 in 250 girlsMINew York: #78 for girls · 324 births · 1 in 309 girlsNYMassachusetts: #79 for girls · 102 births · 1 in 346 girlsMARhode Island: #72 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 300 girlsRIOregon: #26 for girls · 46 births · 1 in 129 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNVWyoming: #96 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 330 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #31 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 126 girlsSDIowa: #39 for girls · 120 births · 1 in 175 girlsIAIndiana: #78 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 336 girlsINOhio: #103 for girls · 111 births · 1 in 497 girlsOHPennsylvania: #145 for girls · 107 births · 1 in 886 girlsPANew Jersey: #178 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,296 girlsNJConnecticut: #90 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 394 girlsCTCalifornia: #27 for girls · 252 births · 1 in 146 girlsCAUtah: #11 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 58 girlsUTColorado: #67 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 266 girlsCONebraska: #75 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 296 girlsNEMissouri: #125 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 505 girlsMOKentucky: #311 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,499 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedWVVirginia: #317 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,084 girlsVAMaryland: #112 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 540 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: #109 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 469 girlsKSArkansas: #284 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,672 girlsARTennessee: #415 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,159 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #361 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 3,613 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #348 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,433 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #98 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 449 girlsDCOklahoma: #231 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,361 girlsOKLouisiana: #105 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 403 girlsLAMississippi: #480 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,629 girlsMSAlabama: #407 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,123 girlsALGeorgia: #296 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,487 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedHITexas: #326 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 1,714 girlsTXFlorida: #337 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,489 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Utah#11 · 1 in 58
  2. Vermont#25 · 1 in 87
  3. Oregon#26 · 1 in 129
  4. Washington#27 · 1 in 127
  5. California#27 · 1 in 146

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Utah#11861 in 58
Vermont#25301 in 87
Oregon#26461 in 129
California#272521 in 146
Washington#27771 in 127
South Dakota#31471 in 126
Iowa#391201 in 175
Minnesota#411381 in 158
Wisconsin#411621 in 149
New Hampshire#42251 in 138
North Dakota#42441 in 140
Maine#53361 in 183
Michigan#631641 in 250
Colorado#67331 in 266
Rhode Island#72191 in 300
Illinois#731881 in 320
Nebraska#75401 in 296
Idaho#78131 in 278
Indiana#78801 in 336
New York#783241 in 309
Massachusetts#791021 in 346
Montana#86131 in 296
Connecticut#90311 in 394
Wyoming#9651 in 330
District of Columbia#9881 in 449
Ohio#1031111 in 497
Louisiana#105591 in 403
Kansas#109341 in 469
Maryland#112261 in 540
Missouri#125621 in 505
Pennsylvania#1451071 in 886
New Jersey#178241 in 1,296
Oklahoma#231191 in 1,361
Arkansas#284131 in 1,672
Georgia#296141 in 2,487
Kentucky#311121 in 2,499
Virginia#31791 in 3,084
Texas#326361 in 1,714
Florida#33761 in 2,489
South Carolina#34871 in 3,433
North Carolina#361111 in 3,613
Alabama#40781 in 4,123
Tennessee#41571 in 4,159
Mississippi#48051 in 4,629
Alaska———
Arizona———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Nevada———
New Mexico———
West Virginia———

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 1925

girls
#105
2,668 births · 1 in 456 girls
boys
#682
88 births · 1 in 12,681 boys

Top girls' names in 1925

  1. #1Mary70,586
  2. #2Dorothy38,570
  3. #3Betty32,812
  4. #4Helen29,173
  5. #5Margaret24,463
  6. #6Ruth22,247
  7. #7Virginia17,490
  8. #8Doris16,075
  9. #9Mildred14,453
  10. #10Elizabeth13,936
  11. #105Beverly2,668

Top boys' names in 1925

  1. #1Robert60,895
  2. #2John57,195
  3. #3William53,310
  4. #4James52,680
  5. #5Charles29,580
  6. #6George26,560
  7. #7Joseph24,613
  8. #8Richard23,269
  9. #9Edward20,090
  10. #10Donald19,193
  11. #682Beverly88
More about 1925

girls

1,217,384 girls got a published name in 1925; 1 in 456 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 98.2% of the 5,771 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. #102Lucy2,766
  2. #103Rosemary2,755
  3. #104Minnie2,739
  4. #105Beverly2,668
  5. #106Sylvia2,537
  6. #107Bonnie2,532
  7. #108Leona2,515
Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 605Nanette#1,475 → #870
  2. ↑ 417Paulina#1,258 → #841
  3. ↑ 353Estela#1,258 → #905
  4. ↑ 323Delois#1,123 → #800
  5. ↑ 313Veola#1,301 → #988
Fallers
  1. ↓ 610Kathlyn#999 → #1,609
  2. ↓ 396Izetta#951 → #1,347
  3. ↓ 355Loma#941 → #1,296
  4. ↓ 345Phylis#880 → #1,225
  5. ↓ 309Eris#728 → #1,037

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

boys

1,115,919 boys got a published name in 1925; 1 in 12,681 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 86.0% of the 4,867 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.9% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #678Carter89
  2. #678Dillard89
  3. #678Franklyn89
  4. #682Beverly88
  5. #682Clem88
  6. #682Dante88
  7. #682Dorsey88
  8. #690Alejandro87
  9. #690Asa87
  10. #690Bryce87

Tied with 7 names at #682; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1924
Risers
  1. ↑ 548Okey#1,532 → #984
  2. ↑ 494Eddy#1,492 → #998
  3. ↑ 422Terrence#1,223 → #801
  4. ↑ 371Hughie#1,355 → #984
  5. ↑ 363Rexford#1,287 → #924
Fallers
  1. ↓ 444Baxter#916 → #1,360
  2. ↓ 429Adelbert#817 → #1,246
  3. ↓ 407Jonnie#925 → #1,332
  4. ↓ 406Faustino#984 → #1,390
  5. ↓ 387Deward#859 → #1,246

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

See the top 100 for 1925 →