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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201960peak #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 1960

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #92 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 290 girlsAKMaine: #108 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 432 girlsMEVermont: #141 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 600 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #105 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 422 girlsNHWashington: #107 for girls · 65 births · 1 in 435 girlsWAIdaho: #93 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 338 girlsIDMontana: #100 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 352 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #60 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 214 girlsNDMinnesota: #107 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 456 girlsMNIllinois: #70 for girls · 377 births · 1 in 285 girlsILWisconsin: #94 for girls · 110 births · 1 in 408 girlsWIMichigan: #87 for girls · 264 births · 1 in 334 girlsMINew York: #106 for girls · 388 births · 1 in 432 girlsNYMassachusetts: #93 for girls · 125 births · 1 in 422 girlsMARhode Island: #111 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 511 girlsRIOregon: #97 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 368 girlsORNevada: #115 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 388 girlsNVWyoming: #86 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 264 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #81 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 322 girlsSDIowa: #105 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 408 girlsIAIndiana: #75 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 311 girlsINOhio: #63 for girls · 422 births · 1 in 249 girlsOHPennsylvania: #63 for girls · 422 births · 1 in 265 girlsPANew Jersey: #73 for girls · 193 births · 1 in 300 girlsNJConnecticut: #90 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 373 girlsCTCalifornia: #88 for girls · 456 births · 1 in 379 girlsCAUtah: #122 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 508 girlsUTColorado: #54 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 241 girlsCONebraska: #86 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 329 girlsNEMissouri: #55 for girls · 210 births · 1 in 213 girlsMOKentucky: #42 for girls · 208 births · 1 in 154 girlsKYWest Virginia: #36 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 143 girlsWVVirginia: #46 for girls · 207 births · 1 in 192 girlsVAMaryland: #48 for girls · 155 births · 1 in 195 girlsMDDelaware: #57 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 217 girlsDEArizona: #78 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 315 girlsAZNew Mexico: #60 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 217 girlsNMKansas: #66 for girls · 82 births · 1 in 256 girlsKSArkansas: #29 for girls · 146 births · 1 in 122 girlsARTennessee: #41 for girls · 242 births · 1 in 150 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #29 for girls · 375 births · 1 in 129 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #34 for girls · 168 births · 1 in 155 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #64 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 249 girlsDCOklahoma: #47 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 176 girlsOKLouisiana: #52 for girls · 181 births · 1 in 214 girlsLAMississippi: #34 for girls · 162 births · 1 in 156 girlsMSAlabama: #37 for girls · 222 births · 1 in 156 girlsALGeorgia: #37 for girls · 289 births · 1 in 154 girlsGAHawaii: #116 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 400 girlsHITexas: #53 for girls · 455 births · 1 in 249 girlsTXFlorida: #38 for girls · 286 births · 1 in 176 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Arkansas#29 · 1 in 122
  2. North Carolina#29 · 1 in 129
  3. South Carolina#34 · 1 in 155
  4. Mississippi#34 · 1 in 156
  5. West Virginia#36 · 1 in 143

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Arkansas#291461 in 122
North Carolina#293751 in 129
Mississippi#341621 in 156
South Carolina#341681 in 155
West Virginia#361221 in 143
Alabama#372221 in 156
Georgia#372891 in 154
Florida#382861 in 176
Tennessee#412421 in 150
Kentucky#422081 in 154
Virginia#462071 in 192
Oklahoma#471191 in 176
Maryland#481551 in 195
Louisiana#521811 in 214
Texas#534551 in 249
Colorado#54811 in 241
Missouri#552101 in 213
Delaware#57211 in 217
New Mexico#60571 in 217
North Dakota#60311 in 214
Ohio#634221 in 249
Pennsylvania#634221 in 265
District of Columbia#64531 in 249
Kansas#66821 in 256
Illinois#703771 in 285
New Jersey#731931 in 300
Indiana#751621 in 311
Arizona#78481 in 315
South Dakota#81221 in 322
Nebraska#86441 in 329
Wyoming#86111 in 264
Michigan#872641 in 334
California#884561 in 379
Connecticut#90661 in 373
Alaska#9291 in 290
Idaho#93191 in 338
Massachusetts#931251 in 422
Wisconsin#941101 in 408
Oregon#97441 in 368
Montana#100191 in 352
Iowa#105691 in 408
New Hampshire#105131 in 422
New York#1063881 in 432
Minnesota#107851 in 456
Washington#107651 in 435
Maine#108231 in 432
Rhode Island#111161 in 511
Nevada#11561 in 388
Hawaii#116151 in 400
Utah#122211 in 508
Vermont#14161 in 600

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 1960

girls
#60
7,392 births · 1 in 274 girls
boys
#1,400
32 births · 1 in 66,635 boys

Top girls' names in 1960

  1. #1Mary51,472
  2. #2Susan39,208
  3. #3Linda37,316
  4. #4Karen36,378
  5. #5Donna34,138
  6. #6Lisa33,693
  7. #7Patricia32,113
  8. #8Debra26,732
  9. #9Cynthia26,706
  10. #10Deborah25,266
  11. #60Beverly7,392

Top boys' names in 1960

  1. #1David85,929
  2. #2Michael84,153
  3. #3James76,815
  4. #4John76,096
  5. #5Robert72,357
  6. #6Mark58,727
  7. #7William49,361
  8. #8Richard43,553
  9. #9Thomas39,278
  10. #10Steven33,878
  11. #1,400Beverly32
More about 1960

girls

2,021,941 girls got a published name in 1960; 1 in 274 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 99.2% of the 7,332 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #57Dawn7,813
  2. #58Joyce7,757
  3. #59Maria7,535
  4. #60Beverly7,392
  5. #61Jennifer7,243
  6. #62Annette7,136
  7. #63Wendy6,870
Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,798Lisha#2,395 → #597
  2. ↑ 1,223Elana#2,108 → #885
  3. ↑ 667Leisha#1,537 → #870
  4. ↑ 513Misty#1,214 → #701
  5. ↑ 462Loriann#1,396 → #934
Fallers
  1. ↓ 421Taryn#771 → #1,192
  2. ↓ 335Cheryll#993 → #1,328
  3. ↓ 305Marilynn#724 → #1,029
  4. ↓ 304Drema#997 → #1,301
  5. ↓ 258Merrie#978 → #1,236

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

boys

2,132,320 boys got a published name in 1960; 1 in 66,635 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 69.6% of the 4,598 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #1,382Tito33
  2. #1,382Walker33
  3. #1,382Yancey33
  4. #1,400Beverly32
  5. #1,400Addison32
  6. #1,400Ari32
  7. #1,400Baxter32
  8. #1,434Burke31
  9. #1,434Burnell31
  10. #1,434Collins31

Tied with 33 names at #1,400; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1959
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,061Stephon#3,988 → #927
  2. ↑ 1,039Kennedy#1,759 → #720
  3. ↑ 489Darryle#1,416 → #927
  4. ↑ 379Garret#1,360 → #981
  5. ↑ 373Darryll#1,324 → #951
Fallers
  1. ↓ 333Grayling#987 → #1,320
  2. ↓ 327Lucious#946 → #1,273
  3. ↓ 274Brion#919 → #1,193
  4. ↓ 261Gail#747 → #1,008
  5. ↓ 254Delton#939 → #1,193

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

See the top 100 for 1960 →