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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201984peak #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 1984

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedAKMaine: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedMNIllinois: #573 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 4,841 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedWIMichigan: #820 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 9,394 girlsMINew York: #475 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 3,367 girlsNYMassachusetts: #457 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 4,187 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedRIOregon: #426 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,131 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedIAIndiana: #556 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,550 girlsINOhio: #467 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,323 girlsOHPennsylvania: #400 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 3,240 girlsPANew Jersey: #389 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 2,795 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #433 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 2,832 girlsCAUtah: #407 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,489 girlsUTColorado: #373 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,404 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNEMissouri: #552 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 5,226 girlsMOKentucky: #207 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,155 girlsKYWest Virginia: #213 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,248 girlsWVVirginia: #376 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,852 girlsVAMaryland: #383 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,861 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDEArizona: #527 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,517 girlsAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedKSArkansas: #388 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,555 girlsARTennessee: #211 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,307 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #254 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,550 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #240 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,357 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #388 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,584 girlsOKLouisiana: #335 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,050 girlsLAMississippi: #238 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,254 girlsMSAlabama: #197 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 1,077 girlsALGeorgia: #256 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,487 girlsGAHawaii: #196 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 752 girlsHITexas: #441 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 3,033 girlsTXFlorida: #278 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,814 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#196 · 1 in 752
  2. Alabama#197 · 1 in 1,077
  3. Kentucky#207 · 1 in 1,155
  4. Tennessee#211 · 1 in 1,307
  5. West Virginia#213 · 1 in 1,248

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#19671 in 752
Alabama#197201 in 1,077
Kentucky#207191 in 1,155
Tennessee#211211 in 1,307
West Virginia#21381 in 1,248
Mississippi#238121 in 1,254
South Carolina#240131 in 1,357
North Carolina#254221 in 1,550
Georgia#256241 in 1,487
Florida#278341 in 1,814
Louisiana#335151 in 2,050
Colorado#37391 in 2,404
Virginia#376111 in 2,852
Maryland#38381 in 2,861
Arkansas#38851 in 2,555
Oklahoma#38881 in 2,584
New Jersey#389141 in 2,795
Pennsylvania#400211 in 3,240
Utah#40761 in 2,489
Oregon#42651 in 3,131
California#433681 in 2,832
Texas#441431 in 3,033
Massachusetts#45781 in 4,187
Ohio#467161 in 4,323
New York#475311 in 3,367
Arizona#52761 in 3,517
Missouri#55261 in 5,226
Indiana#55661 in 5,550
Illinois#573151 in 4,841
Michigan#82061 in 9,394
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Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Idaho———
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Kansas———
Maine———
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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 1984

girls
#406
522 births · 1 in 3,226 girls
boys
#5,561
6 births · 1 in 300,808 boys

Top girls' names in 1984

  1. #1Jennifer50,564
  2. #2Jessica45,857
  3. #3Ashley38,773
  4. #4Amanda33,915
  5. #5Sarah25,887
  6. #6Stephanie23,025
  7. #7Nicole22,270
  8. #8Melissa21,896
  9. #9Heather21,489
  10. #10Elizabeth20,360
  11. #406Beverly522

Top boys' names in 1984

  1. #1Michael67,735
  2. #2Christopher60,021
  3. #3Matthew49,767
  4. #4Joshua40,266
  5. #5David38,492
  6. #6Daniel36,531
  7. #7James35,859
  8. #8John32,610
  9. #9Robert31,768
  10. #10Joseph30,513
  11. #5,561Beverly6
More about 1984

girls

1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 3,226 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 96.7% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #403Christin526
  2. #404Gretchen524
  3. #404Lakeisha524
  4. #406Beverly522
  5. #407Taryn521
  6. #408Shayla520
  7. #409Jean519
Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,259Santana#9,015 → #756
  2. ↑ 2,419Tasia#3,151 → #732
  3. ↑ 2,198Teela#3,065 → #867
  4. ↑ 1,074Grisel#1,858 → #784
  5. ↑ 894Kaylee#1,715 → #821
Fallers
  1. ↓ 1,856Dwan#874 → #2,730
  2. ↓ 720Toccara#937 → #1,657
  3. ↓ 713Kaleena#547 → #1,260
  4. ↓ 303Karie#1,000 → #1,303
  5. ↓ 300Karyn#820 → #1,120

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

boys

1,804,848 boys got a published name in 1984; 1 in 300,808 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 24.2% of the 7,341 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #4,973Zenon7
  2. #4,973Zeus7
  3. #4,973Zubair7
  4. #5,561Beverly6
  5. #5,561Aaryn6
  6. #5,561Abdulaziz6
  7. #5,561Abdur6
  8. #6,315Abbott5
  9. #6,315Abdel5
  10. #6,315Abdon5

Tied with 753 names at #5,561; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1983
Risers
  1. ↑ 958Ryne#1,562 → #604
  2. ↑ 472Rachel#1,448 → #976
  3. ↑ 399Zebulon#1,375 → #976
  4. ↑ 359Travon#1,327 → #968
  5. ↑ 347Mackenzie#1,347 → #1,000
Fallers
  1. ↓ 741Trumaine#949 → #1,690
  2. ↓ 422Basil#1,000 → #1,422
  3. ↓ 240Alfonzo#1,000 → #1,240
  4. ↓ 208Jasen#804 → #1,012
  5. ↓ 205Woodrow#949 → #1,154

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

See the top 100 for 1984 →