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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201991peak #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 1991

  • 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: #596 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 4,561 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedWIMichigan: #746 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,710 girlsMINew York: #523 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,719 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedMARhode 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: #361 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,585 girlsIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedINOhio: #521 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 4,386 girlsOHPennsylvania: #459 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 3,550 girlsPANew Jersey: #422 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,918 girlsNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #490 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 3,113 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedUTColorado: #594 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,165 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedMOKentucky: #516 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,292 girlsKYWest Virginia: #215 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,252 girlsWVVirginia: #403 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,838 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDEArizona: #523 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,225 girlsAZNew Mexico: #300 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,340 girlsNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedKSArkansas: #377 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,408 girlsARTennessee: #250 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,601 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #366 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 2,491 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #345 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 2,141 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #436 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,843 girlsOKLouisiana: #493 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 3,131 girlsLAMississippi: #352 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,923 girlsMSAlabama: #446 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 3,153 girlsALGeorgia: #668 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,232 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Beverly, so not publishedHITexas: #564 for girls · 35 births · 1 in 3,897 girlsTXFlorida: #530 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 4,019 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. West Virginia#215 · 1 in 1,252
  2. Tennessee#250 · 1 in 1,601
  3. New Mexico#300 · 1 in 1,340
  4. South Carolina#345 · 1 in 2,141
  5. Mississippi#352 · 1 in 1,923

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
West Virginia#21571 in 1,252
Tennessee#250191 in 1,601
New Mexico#30071 in 1,340
South Carolina#34591 in 2,141
Mississippi#35271 in 1,923
Iowa#36161 in 2,585
North Carolina#366161 in 2,491
Arkansas#37751 in 2,408
Virginia#403131 in 2,838
New Jersey#422161 in 2,918
Oklahoma#43661 in 2,843
Alabama#44671 in 3,153
Pennsylvania#459201 in 3,550
California#490841 in 3,113
Louisiana#49381 in 3,131
Kentucky#51651 in 4,292
Ohio#521161 in 4,386
Arizona#52381 in 3,225
New York#523321 in 3,719
Florida#530191 in 4,019
Texas#564351 in 3,897
Colorado#59451 in 4,165
Illinois#596171 in 4,561
Georgia#66881 in 5,232
Michigan#74691 in 6,710
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
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 1991

girls
#540
433 births · 1 in 4,330 girls
boys
#8,236
5 births · 1 in 404,066 boys

Top girls' names in 1991

  1. #1Ashley43,477
  2. #2Jessica43,398
  3. #3Brittany29,093
  4. #4Amanda28,896
  5. #5Samantha25,651
  6. #6Sarah25,233
  7. #7Stephanie22,775
  8. #8Jennifer20,673
  9. #9Elizabeth20,395
  10. #10Emily20,311
  11. #540Beverly433

Top boys' names in 1991

  1. #1Michael60,810
  2. #2Christopher47,111
  3. #3Matthew41,647
  4. #4Joshua41,226
  5. #5Andrew31,539
  6. #6Daniel30,935
  7. #7James30,514
  8. #8David30,416
  9. #9Joseph29,840
  10. #10John27,809
  11. #8,236Beverly5
More about 1991

girls

1,875,007 girls got a published name in 1991; 1 in 4,330 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 96.5% of the 15,466 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #537Emilee435
  2. #538Angelique434
  3. #538Shelly434
  4. #540Beverly433
  5. #540Connie433
  6. #542Ashly432
  7. #542Laurel432
  8. #542Savanna432

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

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 1,600Rebeccah#2,600#1,000
  2. 1,221Ieshia#1,938#717
  3. 1,135Miriah#2,081#946
  4. 861Alexus#1,813#952
  5. 676Chynna#1,512#836
Fallers
  1. 568Infant#432#1,000
  2. 510Lakeshia#897#1,407
  3. 466Latifah#701#1,167
  4. 432Martika#757#1,189
  5. 416Cecily#575#991

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

boys

2,020,328 boys got a published name in 1991; 1 in 404,066 of them was named Beverly, which outranked 14.6% of the 9,648 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beverly
  1. #7,271Zia6
  2. #7,271Zubair6
  3. #7,271Zubin6
  4. #8,236Beverly5
  5. #8,236Aaran5
  6. #8,236Aarick5
  7. #8,236Abdo5

Tied with 1,412 names at #8,236; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1990
Risers
  1. 4,462Devante#5,382#920
  2. 1,656Unnamed#2,628#972
  3. 1,496Jaleel#2,373#877
  4. 811Gunnar#1,516#705
  5. 672Dijon#1,587#915
Fallers
  1. 1,000Arsenio#744#1,744
  2. 773Brittany#995#1,768
  3. 281Infant#389#670
  4. 281Jarret#881#1,162
  5. 273Elton#963#1,236

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

See the top 100 for 1991