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
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1937 · 9,634 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 39 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 378,561since 1893
Beverly over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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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| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,016 | 246 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,044 | 240 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,174 | 204 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,107 | 224 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,249 | 188 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,264 | 177 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,349 | 168 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,292 | 176 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,416 | 161 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,394 | 167 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,477 | 155 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,534 | 142 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,546 | 141 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,685 | 125 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,728 | 119 | — | |
| 2010 | #2,010 | 99 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,620 | 138 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,415 | 168 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,480 | 157 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,291 | 183 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,392 | 154 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,170 | 192 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,212 | 175 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,129 | 184 | — | |
| 2001 | #1,117 | 189 | — | |
| 2000 | #1,113 | 183 | — | |
| 1999 | #948 | 219 | — | |
| 1998 | #936 | 220 | — | |
| 1997 | #834 | 248 | — | |
| 1996 | #782 | 266 | — | |
| 1995 | #717 | 288 | — | |
| 1994 | #608 | 368 | — | |
| 1993 | #581 | 405 | — | |
| 1992 | #532 | 444 | — | |
| 1991 | #540 | 433 | #8,236 | 5 |
| 1990 | #524 | 456 | — | |
| 1989 | #532 | 434 | #5,165 | 9 |
| 1988 | #487 | 463 | #6,426 | 6 |
| 1987 | #476 | 455 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #481 | 446 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #451 | 482 | #4,333 | 9 |
| 1984 | #406 | 522 | #5,561 | 6 |
| 1983 | #388 | 568 | — | |
| 1982 | #377 | 609 | #5,003 | 7 |
| 1981 | #347 | 675 | — | |
| 1980 | #334 | 721 | — | |
| 1979 | #328 | 713 | #4,842 | 7 |
| 1978 | #280 | 824 | — | |
| 1977 | #276 | 862 | #4,164 | 8 |
| 1976 | #255 | 931 | #3,264 | 11 |
| 1975 | #245 | 1,009 | #3,659 | 9 |
| 1974 | #209 | 1,205 | #3,120 | 11 |
| 1973 | #192 | 1,347 | #3,013 | 11 |
| 1972 | #185 | 1,568 | #2,418 | 15 |
| 1971 | #160 | 1,988 | #2,366 | 16 |
| 1970 | #150 | 2,248 | #2,739 | 12 |
| 1969 | #141 | 2,404 | #2,046 | 17 |
| 1968 | #122 | 2,590 | #1,894 | 18 |
| 1967 | #112 | 3,003 | #1,974 | 16 |
| 1966 | #109 | 3,219 | #1,891 | 17 |
| 1965 | #101 | 3,770 | #1,669 | 22 |
| 1964 | #91 | 4,606 | #1,462 | 29 |
| 1963 | #81 | 5,280 | #1,426 | 30 |
| 1962 | #69 | 6,266 | #1,311 | 35 |
| 1961 | #66 | 6,708 | #1,368 | 34 |
| 1960 | #60 | 7,392 | #1,400 | 32 |
| 1959 | #55 | 7,796 | #1,101 | 49 |
| 1958 | #55 | 7,679 | #1,345 | 33 |
| 1957 | #48 | 8,560 | #1,117 | 47 |
| 1956 | #40 | 9,449 | #1,193 | 41 |
| 1955 | #34 | 10,001 | #1,011 | 55 |
| 1954 | #31 | 11,155 | #892 | 68 |
| 1953 | #34 | 11,240 | #1,058 | 47 |
| 1952 | #35 | 10,547 | #766 | 84 |
| 1951 | #33 | 10,860 | #972 | 52 |
| 1950 | #31 | 10,503 | #878 | 61 |
| 1949 | #31 | 10,552 | #856 | 64 |
| 1948 | #31 | 10,795 | #945 | 54 |
| 1947 | #31 | 11,205 | #805 | 73 |
| 1946 | #30 | 10,430 | #812 | 65 |
| 1945 | #37 | 7,618 | #884 | 51 |
| 1944 | #35 | 8,292 | #754 | 68 |
| 1943 | #32 | 9,435 | #681 | 88 |
| 1942 | #32 | 9,411 | #687 | 87 |
| 1941 | #29 | 8,727 | #597 | 99 |
| 1940 | #27 | 8,657 | #607 | 95 |
| 1939 | #25 | 8,706 | #652 | 83 |
| 1938 | #18 | 9,770 | #609 | 95 |
| 1937 | #14 | 9,634 | #584 | 97 |
| 1936 | #17 | 8,901 | #608 | 92 |
| 1935 | #20 | 7,992 | #585 | 97 |
| 1934 | #22 | 7,886 | #585 | 102 |
| 1933 | #26 | 7,186 | #610 | 91 |
| 1932 | #28 | 7,527 | #542 | 117 |
| 1931 | #31 | 6,789 | #621 | 92 |
| 1930 | #34 | 6,455 | #599 | 103 |
| 1929 | #39 | 5,862 | #553 | 114 |
| 1928 | #46 | 5,437 | #578 | 114 |
| 1927 | #57 | 4,932 | #569 | 117 |
| 1926 | #74 | 3,775 | #559 | 121 |
| 1925 | #105 | 2,668 | #682 | 88 |
| 1924 | #121 | 2,283 | #616 | 107 |
| 1923 | #144 | 1,737 | #610 | 108 |
| 1922 | #163 | 1,411 | #657 | 95 |
| 1921 | #186 | 1,160 | #630 | 102 |
| 1920 | #207 | 940 | #653 | 94 |
| 1919 | #243 | 684 | #628 | 93 |
| 1918 | #241 | 706 | #684 | 83 |
| 1917 | #247 | 630 | #713 | 73 |
| 1916 | #272 | 495 | #680 | 76 |
| 1915 | #338 | 311 | #522 | 113 |
| 1914 | #459 | 142 | #653 | 60 |
| 1913 | #502 | 103 | #658 | 46 |
| 1912 | #515 | 88 | #622 | 44 |
| 1911 | #542 | 60 | #644 | 23 |
| 1910 | #543 | 56 | #755 | 16 |
| 1909 | #669 | 35 | #756 | 14 |
| 1908 | #678 | 32 | #779 | 12 |
| 1907 | #739 | 26 | #699 | 14 |
| 1906 | #642 | 31 | #927 | 8 |
| 1905 | #926 | 16 | #592 | 16 |
| 1904 | #1,001 | 13 | #723 | 11 |
| 1903 | #1,204 | 9 | #619 | 13 |
| 1902 | #1,024 | 12 | #651 | 12 |
| 1901 | #1,679 | 5 | — | |
| 1900 | #1,053 | 13 | #968 | 8 |
| 1899 | #1,596 | 5 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #1,502 | 6 | #1,121 | 5 |
| 1897 | #1,555 | 5 | #787 | 8 |
| 1896 | — | — | ||
| 1895 | — | #1,079 | 5 | |
| 1894 | — | #543 | 14 | |
| 1893 | #1,437 | 5 | #509 | 14 |
| 1892 | — | #525 | 15 | |
| 1891 | — | #635 | 9 | |
| 1890 | — | — | ||
| 1889 | — | #498 | 14 | |
| 1888 | — | #917 | 6 | |
| 1887 | — | #679 | 8 | |
| 1886 | — | #647 | 9 | |
| 1885 | — | #521 | 13 | |
| 1884 | — | #488 | 15 | |
| 1883 | — | #597 | 10 | |
| 1882 | — | #652 | 9 | |
| 1881 | — | #533 | 11 | |
| 1880 | — | #526 | 12 | |
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 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#105 · 1 in 414
- South Carolina#145 · 1 in 609
- North Carolina#155 · 1 in 719
- Alabama#158 · 1 in 702
- Kentucky#172 · 1 in 824
Best ever in a state: #4 in Nevada, 1929.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #105 | 37 | 1 in 414 |
| South Carolina | #145 | 28 | 1 in 609 |
| North Carolina | #155 | 45 | 1 in 719 |
| Alabama | #158 | 31 | 1 in 702 |
| Kentucky | #172 | 29 | 1 in 824 |
| Tennessee | #173 | 33 | 1 in 844 |
| Georgia | #183 | 36 | 1 in 896 |
| Hawaii | #185 | 7 | 1 in 650 |
| Nebraska | #185 | 11 | 1 in 893 |
| Virginia | #196 | 27 | 1 in 1,031 |
| Florida | #215 | 38 | 1 in 1,159 |
| West Virginia | #221 | 10 | 1 in 1,180 |
| Arkansas | #237 | 11 | 1 in 1,144 |
| District of Columbia | #263 | 5 | 1 in 1,106 |
| Michigan | #268 | 32 | 1 in 1,798 |
| Pennsylvania | #270 | 37 | 1 in 1,784 |
| Louisiana | #276 | 20 | 1 in 1,376 |
| Indiana | #282 | 19 | 1 in 1,831 |
| Arizona | #291 | 11 | 1 in 1,489 |
| Ohio | #294 | 34 | 1 in 2,028 |
| Missouri | #297 | 16 | 1 in 1,916 |
| New Mexico | #301 | 6 | 1 in 1,364 |
| Oregon | #315 | 8 | 1 in 1,931 |
| Washington | #330 | 11 | 1 in 2,086 |
| Texas | #335 | 55 | 1 in 1,880 |
| California | #341 | 77 | 1 in 1,991 |
| New Jersey | #343 | 17 | 1 in 2,134 |
| Oklahoma | #349 | 8 | 1 in 2,126 |
| Illinois | #363 | 30 | 1 in 2,363 |
| Utah | #395 | 6 | 1 in 2,528 |
| Maryland | #401 | 7 | 1 in 2,608 |
| Minnesota | #413 | 7 | 1 in 3,791 |
| Colorado | #418 | 6 | 1 in 2,883 |
| New York | #474 | 30 | 1 in 3,278 |
| Wisconsin | #533 | 5 | 1 in 5,793 |
| Massachusetts | #553 | 5 | 1 in 5,931 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Iowa | — | — | — |
| Kansas | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| North Dakota | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| 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.
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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
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890s | 21 | #1,437 (1893) | #1,523 |
| 1900s | 192 | #642 (1906) | #962 |
| 1910s | 3,275 | #241 (1918) | #390 |
| 1920s | 30,205 | #39 (1929) | #114 |
| 1930s | 80,846 | #14 (1937) | #24 |
| 1940s | 95,122 | #27 (1940) | #32 |
| 1950s | 97,790 | #31 (1954) | #40 |
| 1960s | 45,238 | #60 (1960) | #95 |
| 1970s | 12,695 | #150 (1970) | #228 |
| 1980s | 5,375 | #334 (1980) | #428 |
| 1990s | 3,347 | #524 (1990) | #700 |
| 2000s | 1,723 | #1,113 (2000) | #1,294 |
| 2010s | 1,453 | #1,292 (2018) | #1,543 |
| 2020s | 1,279 | #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 1978
girls
#280
824 births · 1 in 1,859 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 1,859 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 97.6% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Beverly
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.