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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201974peak #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 1974

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedAKMaine: #223 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,159 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNHWashington: #247 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,310 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #183 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 778 girlsNDMinnesota: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,760 girlsMNIllinois: #277 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,584 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedWIMichigan: #339 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,376 girlsMINew York: #411 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,645 girlsNYMassachusetts: #273 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 1,799 girlsMARhode Island: #171 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 893 girlsRIOregon: #350 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,174 girlsORNevada: #140 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 503 girlsNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedSDIowa: #363 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,806 girlsIAIndiana: #210 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 1,164 girlsINOhio: #206 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 1,131 girlsOHPennsylvania: #202 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 1,153 girlsPANew Jersey: #299 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,880 girlsNJConnecticut: #236 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,294 girlsCTCalifornia: #359 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 1,980 girlsCAUtah: #289 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,674 girlsUTColorado: #274 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,425 girlsCONebraska: #303 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,884 girlsNEMissouri: #309 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,978 girlsMOKentucky: #119 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 542 girlsKYWest Virginia: #110 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 465 girlsWVVirginia: #131 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 617 girlsVAMaryland: #259 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,325 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDEArizona: #308 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,537 girlsAZNew Mexico: #125 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 456 girlsNMKansas: #221 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,095 girlsKSArkansas: #130 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 557 girlsARTennessee: #113 for girls · 53 births · 1 in 519 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #96 for girls · 81 births · 1 in 418 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #100 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 439 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #275 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,171 girlsDCOklahoma: #178 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 834 girlsOKLouisiana: #344 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,773 girlsLAMississippi: #97 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 402 girlsMSAlabama: #81 for girls · 64 births · 1 in 352 girlsALGeorgia: #158 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 687 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedHITexas: #201 for girls · 97 births · 1 in 984 girlsTXFlorida: #123 for girls · 75 births · 1 in 583 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#81 · 1 in 352
  2. North Carolina#96 · 1 in 418
  3. Mississippi#97 · 1 in 402
  4. South Carolina#100 · 1 in 439
  5. West Virginia#110 · 1 in 465

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#81641 in 352
North Carolina#96811 in 418
Mississippi#97401 in 402
South Carolina#100401 in 439
West Virginia#110241 in 465
Tennessee#113531 in 519
Kentucky#119421 in 542
Florida#123751 in 583
New Mexico#125171 in 456
Arkansas#130231 in 557
Virginia#131451 in 617
Nevada#14051 in 503
Georgia#158481 in 687
Rhode Island#17151 in 893
Oklahoma#178191 in 834
North Dakota#18351 in 778
Texas#201971 in 984
Pennsylvania#202581 in 1,153
Ohio#206621 in 1,131
Indiana#210301 in 1,164
Kansas#221111 in 1,095
Maine#22351 in 1,159
Connecticut#236111 in 1,294
Washington#247151 in 1,310
Maryland#259141 in 1,325
Massachusetts#273171 in 1,799
Colorado#274111 in 1,425
District of Columbia#27551 in 1,171
Illinois#277441 in 1,584
Utah#28971 in 1,674
New Jersey#299201 in 1,880
Nebraska#30351 in 1,884
Arizona#308101 in 1,537
Missouri#309151 in 1,978
Michigan#339241 in 2,376
Louisiana#344141 in 1,773
Oregon#35061 in 2,174
California#359691 in 1,980
Iowa#36361 in 2,806
New York#411391 in 2,645
Minnesota#47051 in 4,760
Alaska———
Delaware———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Montana———
New Hampshire———
South Dakota———
Vermont———
Wisconsin———
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 1974

girls
#209
1,205 births · 1 in 1,218 girls
boys
#3,120
11 births · 1 in 142,939 boys

Top girls' names in 1974

  1. #1Jennifer63,107
  2. #2Amy29,566
  3. #3Michelle25,826
  4. #4Heather23,179
  5. #5Angela22,803
  6. #6Kimberly22,427
  7. #7Melissa22,166
  8. #8Lisa19,778
  9. #9Stephanie16,984
  10. #10Rebecca15,163
  11. #209Beverly1,205

Top boys' names in 1974

  1. #1Michael67,534
  2. #2Jason54,756
  3. #3Christopher48,585
  4. #4David41,786
  5. #5James41,334
  6. #6John37,612
  7. #7Robert37,005
  8. #8Brian34,449
  9. #9Matthew27,194
  10. #10William26,980
  11. #3,120Beverly11
More about 1974

girls

1,467,534 girls got a published name in 1974; 1 in 1,218 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 98.0% of the 10,247 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.8% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #206Leigh1,225
  2. #207Kelley1,208
  3. #208Wanda1,206
  4. #209Beverly1,205
  5. #210Belinda1,199
  6. #211Melody1,198
  7. #212Caroline1,196
Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 6,440Nakia#6,666 → #226
  2. ↑ 5,329Nikia#6,080 → #751
  3. ↑ 1,994Luciana#2,914 → #920
  4. ↑ 1,556Cortney#2,349 → #793
  5. ↑ 1,213Nia#1,885 → #672
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,251Contina#962 → #2,213
  2. ↓ 396Pam#990 → #1,386
  3. ↓ 376Tracee#536 → #912
  4. ↓ 364Cher#760 → #1,124
  5. ↓ 314Richard#904 → #1,218

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

boys

1,572,334 boys got a published name in 1974; 1 in 142,939 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 48.0% of the 6,004 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. #2,946Yakov12
  2. #2,946Ysidro12
  3. #2,946Zion12
  4. #3,120Beverly11
  5. #3,120Abelino11
  6. #3,120Abron11
  7. #3,120Airrion11
  8. #3,318Abdu10
  9. #3,318Able10
  10. #3,318Abundio10

Tied with 197 names at #3,120; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1973
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,544Rashad#4,505 → #961
  2. ↑ 844Telly#1,312 → #468
  3. ↑ 398Jabari#1,312 → #914
  4. ↑ 356Ahmad#1,123 → #767
  5. ↑ 356Toma#1,238 → #882
Fallers
  1. ↓ 383Parrish#987 → #1,370
  2. ↓ 378Fredric#957 → #1,335
  3. ↓ 346Jory#753 → #1,099
  4. ↓ 301Vidal#834 → #1,135
  5. ↓ 277Pat#847 → #1,124

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

See the top 100 for 1974 →