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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201964peak #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 1964

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #68 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 229 girlsAKMaine: #139 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 598 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNHWashington: #118 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 471 girlsWAIdaho: #148 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 512 girlsIDMontana: #97 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 316 girlsMTNorth Dakota: #112 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 374 girlsNDMinnesota: #161 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 789 girlsMNIllinois: #103 for girls · 216 births · 1 in 454 girlsILWisconsin: #152 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 792 girlsWIMichigan: #126 for girls · 138 births · 1 in 566 girlsMINew York: #148 for girls · 222 births · 1 in 724 girlsNYMassachusetts: #127 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 678 girlsMARhode Island: #159 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 842 girlsRIOregon: #150 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 596 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNVWyoming: #127 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 390 girlsWYSouth Dakota: #158 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 625 girlsSDIowa: #120 for girls · 52 births · 1 in 464 girlsIAIndiana: #101 for girls · 114 births · 1 in 411 girlsINOhio: #101 for girls · 221 births · 1 in 425 girlsOHPennsylvania: #100 for girls · 246 births · 1 in 407 girlsPANew Jersey: #118 for girls · 105 births · 1 in 542 girlsNJConnecticut: #124 for girls · 41 births · 1 in 591 girlsCTCalifornia: #139 for girls · 281 births · 1 in 612 girlsCAUtah: #186 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 724 girlsUTColorado: #138 for girls · 33 births · 1 in 537 girlsCONebraska: #134 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 521 girlsNEMissouri: #85 for girls · 113 births · 1 in 350 girlsMOKentucky: #58 for girls · 135 births · 1 in 221 girlsKYWest Virginia: #51 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 195 girlsWVVirginia: #65 for girls · 160 births · 1 in 249 girlsVAMaryland: #96 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 358 girlsMDDelaware: #76 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 269 girlsDEArizona: #146 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 541 girlsAZNew Mexico: #69 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 235 girlsNMKansas: #114 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 452 girlsKSArkansas: #53 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 202 girlsARTennessee: #49 for girls · 179 births · 1 in 195 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #33 for girls · 295 births · 1 in 156 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #46 for girls · 116 births · 1 in 207 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #93 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 367 girlsDCOklahoma: #81 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 326 girlsOKLouisiana: #74 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 324 girlsLAMississippi: #44 for girls · 119 births · 1 in 191 girlsMSAlabama: #49 for girls · 163 births · 1 in 197 girlsALGeorgia: #47 for girls · 221 births · 1 in 199 girlsGAHawaii: #157 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 579 girlsHITexas: #80 for girls · 294 births · 1 in 355 girlsTXFlorida: #65 for girls · 172 births · 1 in 279 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#33 · 1 in 156
  2. Mississippi#44 · 1 in 191
  3. South Carolina#46 · 1 in 207
  4. Georgia#47 · 1 in 199
  5. Tennessee#49 · 1 in 195

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#332951 in 156
Mississippi#441191 in 191
South Carolina#461161 in 207
Georgia#472211 in 199
Alabama#491631 in 197
Tennessee#491791 in 195
West Virginia#51781 in 195
Arkansas#53861 in 202
Kentucky#581351 in 221
Florida#651721 in 279
Virginia#651601 in 249
Alaska#68111 in 229
New Mexico#69451 in 235
Louisiana#741121 in 324
Delaware#76161 in 269
Texas#802941 in 355
Oklahoma#81581 in 326
Missouri#851131 in 350
District of Columbia#93341 in 367
Maryland#96841 in 358
Montana#97171 in 316
Pennsylvania#1002461 in 407
Indiana#1011141 in 411
Ohio#1012211 in 425
Illinois#1032161 in 454
North Dakota#112151 in 374
Kansas#114381 in 452
New Jersey#1181051 in 542
Washington#118511 in 471
Iowa#120521 in 464
Connecticut#124411 in 591
Michigan#1261381 in 566
Massachusetts#127741 in 678
Wyoming#12761 in 390
Nebraska#134251 in 521
Colorado#138331 in 537
California#1392811 in 612
Maine#139151 in 598
Arizona#146271 in 541
Idaho#148101 in 512
New York#1482221 in 724
Oregon#150231 in 596
Wisconsin#152501 in 792
Hawaii#157101 in 579
South Dakota#158101 in 625
Rhode Island#15991 in 842
Minnesota#161431 in 789
Utah#186131 in 724
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
Vermont———

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 1964

girls
#91
4,606 births · 1 in 411 girls
boys
#1,462
29 births · 1 in 68,714 boys

Top girls' names in 1964

  1. #1Lisa54,270
  2. #2Mary40,985
  3. #3Susan31,515
  4. #4Karen30,243
  5. #5Patricia26,091
  6. #6Kimberly24,128
  7. #7Donna23,808
  8. #8Linda23,629
  9. #9Cynthia20,321
  10. #10Tammy20,043
  11. #91Beverly4,606

Top boys' names in 1964

  1. #1Michael82,617
  2. #2John82,508
  3. #3David75,043
  4. #4James73,026
  5. #5Robert69,980
  6. #6Mark45,261
  7. #7William44,224
  8. #8Richard40,098
  9. #9Thomas34,463
  10. #10Jeffrey30,728
  11. #1,462Beverly29
More about 1964

girls

1,894,855 girls got a published name in 1964; 1 in 411 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 98.8% of the 7,806 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 15.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #88Christina4,701
  2. #89Bonnie4,686
  3. #90Monica4,655
  4. #91Beverly4,606
  5. #92Sarah4,583
  6. #93Jane4,567
  7. #94Colleen4,546
Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 4,987Anjanette#5,891 → #904
  2. ↑ 2,403Deneen#2,619 → #216
  3. ↑ 2,162Denine#3,066 → #904
  4. ↑ 1,303Daneen#2,211 → #908
  5. ↑ 1,137Kecia#1,754 → #617
Fallers
  1. ↓ 341Leisha#993 → #1,334
  2. ↓ 320Cary#973 → #1,293
  3. ↓ 317Lisha#929 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 281Cecile#973 → #1,254
  5. ↓ 276Alexis#790 → #1,066

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

boys

1,992,698 boys got a published name in 1964; 1 in 68,714 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 68.2% of the 4,594 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 29.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #1,435Shad30
  2. #1,435Simeon30
  3. #1,435Teodoro30
  4. #1,462Beverly29
  5. #1,462Baldemar29
  6. #1,462Cliffton29
  7. #1,462Colby29
  8. #1,487Alvie28
  9. #1,487Alvis28
  10. #1,487Amado28

Tied with 24 names at #1,462; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1963
Risers
  1. ↑ 864Deron#1,548 → #684
  2. ↑ 653Cassius#1,513 → #860
  3. ↑ 392Kipp#1,215 → #823
  4. ↑ 363Fitzgerald#1,052 → #689
  5. ↑ 334Adrain#1,279 → #945
Fallers
  1. ↓ 286Farrell#886 → #1,172
  2. ↓ 283Tal#813 → #1,096
  3. ↓ 278Laura#921 → #1,199
  4. ↓ 272Pamela#947 → #1,219
  5. ↓ 270Huey#891 → #1,161

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

See the top 100 for 1964 →