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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201986peak #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 1986

  • 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: #493 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,400 girlsWAIdaho: 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: #494 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 3,734 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedWIMichigan: #496 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 4,348 girlsMINew York: #725 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 6,382 girlsNYMassachusetts: #639 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 7,019 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedINOhio: #412 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,397 girlsOHPennsylvania: #478 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,043 girlsPANew Jersey: #379 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,799 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #523 for girls · 57 births · 1 in 3,644 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedUTColorado: #496 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,639 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNEMissouri: #440 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,489 girlsMOKentucky: #337 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,619 girlsKYWest Virginia: #285 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,889 girlsWVVirginia: #265 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,606 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: #384 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,895 girlsNMKansas: #362 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,416 girlsKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedARTennessee: #328 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,296 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #258 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,616 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #269 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,610 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #400 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,683 girlsOKLouisiana: #391 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,350 girlsLAMississippi: #314 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 1,719 girlsMSAlabama: #295 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 1,778 girlsALGeorgia: #361 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,512 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedHITexas: #421 for girls · 50 births · 1 in 2,633 girlsTXFlorida: #393 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 2,768 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#258 · 1 in 1,616
  2. Virginia#265 · 1 in 1,606
  3. South Carolina#269 · 1 in 1,610
  4. West Virginia#285 · 1 in 1,889
  5. Alabama#295 · 1 in 1,778

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#258221 in 1,616
Virginia#265211 in 1,606
South Carolina#269111 in 1,610
West Virginia#28551 in 1,889
Alabama#295121 in 1,778
Mississippi#31481 in 1,719
Tennessee#328121 in 2,296
Kentucky#33781 in 2,619
Georgia#361151 in 2,512
Kansas#36261 in 2,416
New Jersey#379151 in 2,799
New Mexico#38451 in 1,895
Louisiana#391121 in 2,350
Florida#393241 in 2,768
Oklahoma#40071 in 2,683
Ohio#412201 in 3,397
Texas#421501 in 2,633
Missouri#44091 in 3,489
Pennsylvania#478171 in 4,043
Washington#49381 in 3,400
Illinois#494191 in 3,734
Colorado#49661 in 3,639
Michigan#496131 in 4,348
California#523571 in 3,644
Massachusetts#63951 in 7,019
New York#725171 in 6,382
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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 1986

girls
#481
446 births · 1 in 3,847 girls
boys
#5,332
7 births · 1 in 263,074 boys

Top girls' names in 1986

  1. #1Jessica52,682
  2. #2Ashley49,671
  3. #3Amanda40,532
  4. #4Jennifer36,187
  5. #5Sarah28,163
  6. #6Stephanie22,651
  7. #7Nicole21,292
  8. #8Brittany20,313
  9. #9Heather19,790
  10. #10Elizabeth19,074
  11. #481Beverly446

Top boys' names in 1986

  1. #1Michael64,235
  2. #2Christopher56,693
  3. #3Matthew46,929
  4. #4Joshua37,542
  5. #5David37,150
  6. #6Daniel36,573
  7. #7James34,057
  8. #8Andrew33,858
  9. #9Robert31,350
  10. #10John30,209
  11. #5,332Beverly7
More about 1986

girls

1,715,547 girls got a published name in 1986; 1 in 3,847 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 96.3% of the 12,836 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. #478Kylie450
  2. #479Ciera447
  3. #479Jacklyn447
  4. #481Beverly446
  5. #481Genevieve446
  6. #483Larissa445
  7. #484Jayme444
  8. #485Vivian443

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 9,719Kyrie#10,677 → #958
  2. ↑ 4,778Sable#5,678 → #900
  3. ↑ 2,034Eliana#2,484 → #450
  4. ↑ 1,497Shatara#2,484 → #987
  5. ↑ 1,374Cherrelle#2,253 → #879
Fallers
  1. ↓ 442Violeta#963 → #1,405
  2. ↓ 361Micaela#545 → #906
  3. ↓ 361Tasia#572 → #933
  4. ↓ 324Jo#925 → #1,249
  5. ↓ 306Tammie#987 → #1,293

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

boys

1,841,515 boys got a published name in 1986; 1 in 263,074 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 31.9% of the 7,830 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.2% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #4,853Zenon8
  2. #4,853Zohaib8
  3. #4,853Zuriel8
  4. #5,332Beverly7
  5. #5,332Aaren7
  6. #5,332Abdurrahman7
  7. #5,332Abed7
  8. #5,926Aaric6
  9. #5,926Aarin6
  10. #5,926Abayomi6

Tied with 593 names at #5,332; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1985
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,279Spenser#2,226 → #947
  2. ↑ 920Jayce#1,614 → #694
  3. ↑ 714Addison#1,228 → #514
  4. ↑ 649Payton#1,614 → #965
  5. ↑ 573Cordell#1,181 → #608
Fallers
  1. ↓ 409Ulises#877 → #1,286
  2. ↓ 365Eliot#934 → #1,299
  3. ↓ 322Jordy#998 → #1,320
  4. ↓ 313Trace#956 → #1,269
  5. ↓ 292Kennith#963 → #1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1986 →