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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201971peak #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 1971

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: #151 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 491 girlsAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNHWashington: #202 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 972 girlsWAIdaho: #144 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 488 girlsIDMontana: #192 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 695 girlsMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNDMinnesota: #310 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,461 girlsMNIllinois: #201 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,033 girlsILWisconsin: #247 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,627 girlsWIMichigan: #201 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 1,078 girlsMINew York: #263 for girls · 86 births · 1 in 1,456 girlsNYMassachusetts: #271 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,865 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedRIOregon: #233 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,113 girlsORNevada: #138 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 495 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: #192 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 836 girlsSDIowa: #214 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,134 girlsIAIndiana: #166 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 822 girlsINOhio: #181 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 890 girlsOHPennsylvania: #182 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 1,004 girlsPANew Jersey: #186 for girls · 47 births · 1 in 988 girlsNJConnecticut: #283 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,678 girlsCTCalifornia: #302 for girls · 94 births · 1 in 1,579 girlsCAUtah: #228 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,079 girlsUTColorado: #239 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,099 girlsCONebraska: #245 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,325 girlsNEMissouri: #151 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 760 girlsMOKentucky: #78 for girls · 78 births · 1 in 333 girlsKYWest Virginia: #87 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 383 girlsWVVirginia: #102 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 441 girlsVAMaryland: #140 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 670 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDEArizona: #264 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,161 girlsAZNew Mexico: #97 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 381 girlsNMKansas: #268 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,353 girlsKSArkansas: #72 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 284 girlsARTennessee: #84 for girls · 88 births · 1 in 354 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #66 for girls · 134 births · 1 in 301 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #91 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 370 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #178 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 733 girlsDCOklahoma: #135 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 588 girlsOKLouisiana: #145 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 607 girlsLAMississippi: #82 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 311 girlsMSAlabama: #55 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 251 girlsALGeorgia: #96 for girls · 95 births · 1 in 409 girlsGAHawaii: #264 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 945 girlsHITexas: #181 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 805 girlsTXFlorida: #147 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 692 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#55 · 1 in 251
  2. North Carolina#66 · 1 in 301
  3. Arkansas#72 · 1 in 284
  4. Kentucky#78 · 1 in 333
  5. Mississippi#82 · 1 in 311

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#551061 in 251
North Carolina#661341 in 301
Arkansas#72491 in 284
Kentucky#78781 in 333
Mississippi#82601 in 311
Tennessee#84881 in 354
West Virginia#87341 in 383
South Carolina#91561 in 370
Georgia#96951 in 409
New Mexico#97221 in 381
Virginia#102751 in 441
Oklahoma#135301 in 588
Nevada#13861 in 495
Maryland#140351 in 670
Idaho#144101 in 488
Louisiana#145481 in 607
Florida#147691 in 692
Alaska#15151 in 491
Missouri#151451 in 760
Indiana#166501 in 822
District of Columbia#178121 in 733
Ohio#181941 in 890
Texas#1811291 in 805
Pennsylvania#182801 in 1,004
New Jersey#186471 in 988
Montana#19261 in 695
South Dakota#19251 in 836
Illinois#201801 in 1,033
Michigan#201641 in 1,078
Washington#202231 in 972
Iowa#214171 in 1,134
Utah#228101 in 1,079
Oregon#233121 in 1,113
Colorado#239151 in 1,099
Nebraska#24581 in 1,325
Wisconsin#247191 in 1,627
New York#263861 in 1,456
Arizona#264131 in 1,161
Hawaii#26451 in 945
Kansas#268101 in 1,353
Massachusetts#271211 in 1,865
Connecticut#283111 in 1,678
California#302941 in 1,579
Minnesota#310111 in 2,461
Delaware———
Maine———
New Hampshire———
North Dakota———
Rhode Island———
Vermont———
Wyoming———

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 1971

girls
#160
1,988 births · 1 in 837 girls
boys
#2,366
16 births · 1 in 110,528 boys

Top girls' names in 1971

  1. #1Jennifer56,771
  2. #2Michelle33,160
  3. #3Lisa32,907
  4. #4Kimberly30,708
  5. #5Amy26,237
  6. #6Angela25,901
  7. #7Melissa23,875
  8. #8Tammy17,656
  9. #9Mary16,703
  10. #10Julie15,322
  11. #160Beverly1,988

Top boys' names in 1971

  1. #1Michael77,577
  2. #2James54,597
  3. #3David53,113
  4. #4John51,512
  5. #5Robert50,634
  6. #6Christopher48,225
  7. #7William35,413
  8. #8Jason34,173
  9. #9Brian32,624
  10. #10Scott30,901
  11. #2,366Beverly16
More about 1971

girls

1,663,823 girls got a published name in 1971; 1 in 837 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 98.3% of the 9,645 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #157Marie2,006
  2. #158Penny2,001
  3. #159Toni1,994
  4. #160Beverly1,988
  5. #161Monique1,948
  6. #162Jody1,937
  7. #163Becky1,930
Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,115Yesenia#2,522 → #407
  2. ↑ 1,431Shayla#2,267 → #836
  3. ↑ 853Ebony#1,681 → #828
  4. ↑ 749Consuela#1,706 → #957
  5. ↑ 510Candida#1,196 → #686
Fallers
  1. ↓ 572Sebrina#916 → #1,488
  2. ↓ 382Janene#684 → #1,066
  3. ↓ 375Treena#989 → #1,364
  4. ↓ 356Tisa#910 → #1,266
  5. ↓ 351Shaun#929 → #1,280

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

boys

1,768,447 boys got a published name in 1971; 1 in 110,528 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 58.2% of the 5,655 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 26.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #2,279Valdez17
  2. #2,279Verlon17
  3. #2,279Willam17
  4. #2,366Beverly16
  5. #2,366Adelbert16
  6. #2,366Antron16
  7. #2,366Arick16
  8. #2,464Adron15
  9. #2,464Albino15
  10. #2,464Antonius15

Tied with 97 names at #2,366; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1970
Risers
  1. ↑ 754Germaine#1,582 → #828
  2. ↑ 626Jeramie#1,546 → #920
  3. ↑ 512Jeremey#1,396 → #884
  4. ↑ 473Jarod#1,337 → #864
  5. ↑ 454Jamel#1,374 → #920
Fallers
  1. ↓ 328Adolph#926 → #1,254
  2. ↓ 272Dwane#1,000 → #1,272
  3. ↓ 266Bronson#861 → #1,127
  4. ↓ 244Mitch#921 → #1,165
  5. ↓ 242Enrico#839 → #1,081

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

See the top 100 for 1971 →