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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201953peak #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 1953

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #41 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 163 girlsAKMaine: #44 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 178 girlsMEVermont: #58 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 212 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #41 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 157 girlsNHWashington: #49 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 214 girlsWAIdaho: #50 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 196 girlsIDMontana: #35 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 163 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #37 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 148 girlsNDMinnesota: #38 for girls · 214 births · 1 in 165 girlsMNIllinois: #32 for girls · 568 births · 1 in 166 girlsILWisconsin: #38 for girls · 226 births · 1 in 177 girlsWIMichigan: #29 for girls · 533 births · 1 in 156 girlsMINew York: #61 for girls · 567 births · 1 in 271 girlsNYMassachusetts: #46 for girls · 232 births · 1 in 208 girlsMARhode Island: #56 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 244 girlsRIOregon: #45 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 187 girlsORNevada: #45 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 170 girlsNVWyoming: #38 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 155 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #29 for girls · 59 births · 1 in 125 girlsSDIowa: #43 for girls · 167 births · 1 in 168 girlsIAIndiana: #41 for girls · 289 births · 1 in 163 girlsINOhio: #26 for girls · 793 births · 1 in 122 girlsOHPennsylvania: #28 for girls · 793 births · 1 in 140 girlsPANew Jersey: #38 for girls · 279 births · 1 in 179 girlsNJConnecticut: #41 for girls · 117 births · 1 in 178 girlsCTCalifornia: #51 for girls · 594 births · 1 in 234 girlsCAUtah: #60 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 228 girlsUTColorado: #37 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 158 girlsCONebraska: #35 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 143 girlsNEMissouri: #30 for girls · 325 births · 1 in 129 girlsMOKentucky: #29 for girls · 284 births · 1 in 116 girlsKYWest Virginia: #26 for girls · 191 births · 1 in 109 girlsWVVirginia: #37 for girls · 237 births · 1 in 167 girlsVAMaryland: #31 for girls · 182 births · 1 in 147 girlsMDDelaware: #21 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 93 girlsDEArizona: #46 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 203 girlsAZNew Mexico: #60 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 234 girlsNMKansas: #44 for girls · 121 births · 1 in 177 girlsKSArkansas: #30 for girls · 151 births · 1 in 129 girlsARTennessee: #28 for girls · 322 births · 1 in 117 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #32 for girls · 383 births · 1 in 134 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #32 for girls · 200 births · 1 in 144 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #39 for girls · 76 births · 1 in 171 girlsDCOklahoma: #26 for girls · 188 births · 1 in 117 girlsOKLouisiana: #26 for girls · 286 births · 1 in 130 girlsLAMississippi: #31 for girls · 191 births · 1 in 146 girlsMSAlabama: #31 for girls · 293 births · 1 in 124 girlsALGeorgia: #24 for girls · 409 births · 1 in 109 girlsGAHawaii: #21 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 110 girlsHITexas: #29 for girls · 753 births · 1 in 147 girlsTXFlorida: #26 for girls · 267 births · 1 in 134 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Delaware#21 · 1 in 93
  2. Hawaii#21 · 1 in 110
  3. Georgia#24 · 1 in 109
  4. West Virginia#26 · 1 in 109
  5. Oklahoma#26 · 1 in 117

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Delaware#21391 in 93
Hawaii#21541 in 110
Georgia#244091 in 109
Florida#262671 in 134
Louisiana#262861 in 130
Ohio#267931 in 122
Oklahoma#261881 in 117
West Virginia#261911 in 109
Pennsylvania#287931 in 140
Tennessee#283221 in 117
Kentucky#292841 in 116
Michigan#295331 in 156
South Dakota#29591 in 125
Texas#297531 in 147
Arkansas#301511 in 129
Missouri#303251 in 129
Alabama#312931 in 124
Maryland#311821 in 147
Mississippi#311911 in 146
Illinois#325681 in 166
North Carolina#323831 in 134
South Carolina#322001 in 144
Montana#35391 in 163
Nebraska#35971 in 143
Colorado#371061 in 158
North Dakota#37471 in 148
Virginia#372371 in 167
Minnesota#382141 in 165
New Jersey#382791 in 179
Wisconsin#382261 in 177
Wyoming#38201 in 155
District of Columbia#39761 in 171
Alaska#41141 in 163
Connecticut#411171 in 178
Indiana#412891 in 163
New Hampshire#41311 in 157
Iowa#431671 in 168
Kansas#441211 in 177
Maine#44521 in 178
Nevada#4591 in 170
Oregon#45891 in 187
Arizona#46551 in 203
Massachusetts#462321 in 208
Washington#491281 in 214
Idaho#50321 in 196
California#515941 in 234
Rhode Island#56341 in 244
Vermont#58171 in 212
New Mexico#60441 in 234
Utah#60431 in 228
New York#615671 in 271

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 1953

girls
#34
11,240 births · 1 in 167 girls
boys
#1,058
47 births · 1 in 41,964 boys

Top girls' names in 1953

  1. #1Mary64,389
  2. #2Linda61,281
  3. #3Deborah52,199
  4. #4Patricia51,019
  5. #5Susan44,297
  6. #6Barbara38,473
  7. #7Debra36,856
  8. #8Nancy30,620
  9. #9Karen29,858
  10. #10Pamela25,760
  11. #34Beverly11,240

Top boys' names in 1953

  1. #1Robert86,243
  2. #2James86,066
  3. #3Michael84,198
  4. #4John80,165
  5. #5David76,119
  6. #6William61,829
  7. #7Richard58,389
  8. #8Thomas47,008
  9. #9Charles38,421
  10. #10Gary36,967
  11. #1,058Beverly47
More about 1953

girls

1,881,301 girls got a published name in 1953; 1 in 167 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 99.5% of the 6,497 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #31Denise11,950
  2. #32Christine11,793
  3. #33Betty11,369
  4. #34Beverly11,240
  5. #35Catherine10,849
  6. #36Marilyn10,742
  7. #37Joan9,774
Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,253Enola#3,201 → #948
  2. ↑ 885Lu#1,368 → #483
  3. ↑ 749Joni#1,046 → #297
  4. ↑ 553Brooke#1,351 → #798
  5. ↑ 531Lorri#1,430 → #899
Fallers
  1. ↓ 274Roseanna#808 → #1,082
  2. ↓ 253Georgie#946 → #1,199
  3. ↓ 218Pandora#783 → #1,001
  4. ↓ 204Fonda#822 → #1,026
  5. ↓ 195Brinda#935 → #1,130

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

boys

1,972,299 boys got a published name in 1953; 1 in 41,964 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 75.6% of the 4,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #1,046Roddy48
  2. #1,046Webster48
  3. #1,046Whitney48
  4. #1,058Beverly47
  5. #1,058Aron47
  6. #1,058Brice47
  7. #1,058Britt47
  8. #1,074Allyn46
  9. #1,074Asa46
  10. #1,074Benson46

Tied with 15 names at #1,058; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1952
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,276Faron#2,251 → #975
  2. ↑ 694Shane#1,213 → #519
  3. ↑ 528Enrico#1,517 → #989
  4. ↑ 441Blaise#1,430 → #989
  5. ↑ 429Robbin#1,268 → #839
Fallers
  1. ↓ 427Durwood#981 → #1,408
  2. ↓ 392Jonnie#939 → #1,331
  3. ↓ 312Elvis#968 → #1,280
  4. ↓ 293Edsel#968 → #1,261
  5. ↓ 292Beverly#766 → #1,058

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

See the top 100 for 1953 →