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
#14
1937 · 9,634 births
Debut · girls
1893
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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201956peak #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 1956

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #64 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 208 girlsAKMaine: #75 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 269 girlsMEVermont: #98 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 347 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #54 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 214 girlsNHWashington: #68 for girls · 99 births · 1 in 289 girlsWAIdaho: #99 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 369 girlsIDMontana: #71 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 254 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #43 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 182 girlsNDMinnesota: #52 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 196 girlsMNIllinois: #58 for girls · 415 births · 1 in 253 girlsILWisconsin: #66 for girls · 149 births · 1 in 282 girlsWIMichigan: #55 for girls · 407 births · 1 in 231 girlsMINew York: #91 for girls · 449 births · 1 in 367 girlsNYMassachusetts: #70 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 320 girlsMARhode Island: #55 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 240 girlsRIOregon: #60 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 244 girlsORNevada: #65 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 209 girlsNVWyoming: #64 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 226 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #54 for girls · 36 births · 1 in 207 girlsSDIowa: #66 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 250 girlsIAIndiana: #49 for girls · 263 births · 1 in 192 girlsINOhio: #40 for girls · 617 births · 1 in 174 girlsOHPennsylvania: #40 for girls · 615 births · 1 in 188 girlsPANew Jersey: #66 for girls · 210 births · 1 in 262 girlsNJConnecticut: #63 for girls · 89 births · 1 in 265 girlsCTCalifornia: #69 for girls · 509 births · 1 in 307 girlsCAUtah: #83 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 329 girlsUTColorado: #40 for girls · 104 births · 1 in 180 girlsCONebraska: #53 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 207 girlsNEMissouri: #36 for girls · 264 births · 1 in 170 girlsMOKentucky: #33 for girls · 242 births · 1 in 139 girlsKYWest Virginia: #30 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 123 girlsWVVirginia: #45 for girls · 218 births · 1 in 190 girlsVAMaryland: #37 for girls · 170 births · 1 in 173 girlsMDDelaware: #29 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 127 girlsDEArizona: #72 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 275 girlsAZNew Mexico: #53 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 200 girlsNMKansas: #47 for girls · 118 births · 1 in 187 girlsKSArkansas: #28 for girls · 153 births · 1 in 123 girlsARTennessee: #27 for girls · 328 births · 1 in 117 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #31 for girls · 376 births · 1 in 138 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #35 for girls · 189 births · 1 in 153 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #47 for girls · 70 births · 1 in 193 girlsDCOklahoma: #31 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 139 girlsOKLouisiana: #31 for girls · 258 births · 1 in 153 girlsLAMississippi: #28 for girls · 192 births · 1 in 140 girlsMSAlabama: #33 for girls · 266 births · 1 in 138 girlsALGeorgia: #27 for girls · 405 births · 1 in 115 girlsGAHawaii: #36 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 180 girlsHITexas: #41 for girls · 609 births · 1 in 189 girlsTXFlorida: #30 for girls · 280 births · 1 in 154 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Georgia#27 · 1 in 115
  2. Tennessee#27 · 1 in 117
  3. Arkansas#28 · 1 in 123
  4. Mississippi#28 · 1 in 140
  5. Delaware#29 · 1 in 127

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Georgia#274051 in 115
Tennessee#273281 in 117
Arkansas#281531 in 123
Mississippi#281921 in 140
Delaware#29351 in 127
Florida#302801 in 154
West Virginia#301621 in 123
Louisiana#312581 in 153
North Carolina#313761 in 138
Oklahoma#311601 in 139
Alabama#332661 in 138
Kentucky#332421 in 139
South Carolina#351891 in 153
Hawaii#36351 in 180
Missouri#362641 in 170
Maryland#371701 in 173
Colorado#401041 in 180
Ohio#406171 in 174
Pennsylvania#406151 in 188
Texas#416091 in 189
North Dakota#43371 in 182
Virginia#452181 in 190
District of Columbia#47701 in 193
Kansas#471181 in 187
Indiana#492631 in 192
Minnesota#521891 in 196
Nebraska#53701 in 207
New Mexico#53551 in 200
New Hampshire#54251 in 214
South Dakota#54361 in 207
Michigan#554071 in 231
Rhode Island#55351 in 240
Illinois#584151 in 253
Oregon#60661 in 244
Connecticut#63891 in 265
Alaska#64131 in 208
Wyoming#64131 in 226
Nevada#65101 in 209
Iowa#661131 in 250
New Jersey#662101 in 262
Wisconsin#661491 in 282
Washington#68991 in 289
California#695091 in 307
Massachusetts#701621 in 320
Montana#71271 in 254
Arizona#72471 in 275
Maine#75361 in 269
Utah#83321 in 329
New York#914491 in 367
Vermont#98101 in 347
Idaho#99171 in 369

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 1956

girls
#40
9,449 births · 1 in 212 girls
boys
#1,193
41 births · 1 in 51,593 boys

Top girls' names in 1956

  1. #1Mary61,741
  2. #2Debra48,324
  3. #3Linda48,084
  4. #4Deborah47,834
  5. #5Susan46,558
  6. #6Patricia43,329
  7. #7Karen40,052
  8. #8Cynthia32,339
  9. #9Barbara32,302
  10. #10Donna29,852
  11. #40Beverly9,449

Top boys' names in 1956

  1. #1Michael90,691
  2. #2James84,897
  3. #3Robert83,924
  4. #4David81,652
  5. #5John80,804
  6. #6William58,991
  7. #7Richard52,915
  8. #8Mark48,828
  9. #9Thomas44,836
  10. #10Steven38,413
  11. #1,193Beverly41
More about 1956

girls

2,007,703 girls got a published name in 1956; 1 in 212 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 99.4% of the 6,891 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #37Cindy9,978
  2. #38Kim9,897
  3. #39Debbie9,863
  4. #40Beverly9,449
  5. #41Shirley9,429
  6. #42Christine9,371
  7. #43Connie9,361
Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 993Sheena#1,839 → #846
  2. ↑ 770Glendora#1,733 → #963
  3. ↑ 684Leesa#1,209 → #525
  4. ↑ 543Marisa#1,074 → #531
  5. ↑ 537Dani#1,383 → #846
Fallers
  1. ↓ 513Sheilah#663 → #1,176
  2. ↓ 481Jeryl#768 → #1,249
  3. ↓ 344Jacalyn#496 → #840
  4. ↓ 325Roni#536 → #861
  5. ↓ 314Florine#984 → #1,298

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

boys

2,115,302 boys got a published name in 1956; 1 in 51,593 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 73.2% of the 4,455 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #1,171Waldo42
  2. #1,171Welton42
  3. #1,171Wylie42
  4. #1,193Beverly41
  5. #1,193Arnoldo41
  6. #1,193Authur41
  7. #1,193Garey41
  8. #1,203Amado40
  9. #1,203Burnell40
  10. #1,203Cleophus40

Tied with 9 names at #1,193; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1955
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,847Jace#2,764 → #917
  2. ↑ 678Rich#1,572 → #894
  3. ↑ 590Broderick#1,273 → #683
  4. ↑ 559Elvis#921 → #362
  5. ↑ 513Tracey#1,419 → #906
Fallers
  1. ↓ 351Adolphus#906 → #1,257
  2. ↓ 336Randolf#949 → #1,285
  3. ↓ 279Cordell#792 → #1,071
  4. ↓ 272Rudolfo#885 → #1,157
  5. ↓ 269Aurelio#949 → #1,218

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

See the top 100 for 1956 →