girls' name ★ peaked 1953

Beverly

Meaning A variant spelling of Beverley Gender Girl · 1% boys Rank 2025 #1,018 Trend ↑ Rising 37%

A variant spelling of Beverley.

Rank 2025
#1,018
among girls · ↑27 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
246
named Beverly · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,534
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1953
11,287 babies
All-time total
383,193
#95 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Beverly popularity over time

383,193 babies have been named Beverly since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
2.557.51018801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 107 107 11 – –
1890s 21 76 97 10 -9% #1,463
1900s 192 108 300 30 +209% #647
1910s 3,275 627 3,902 390 +1201% #241
1920s 30,205 1,060 31,265 3,127 +701% #39
1930s 80,846 969 81,815 8,182 +162% #14
1940s 95,122 744 95,866 9,587 +17% #27
1950s 97,790 537 98,327 9,833 +3% #31
1960s 45,238 250 45,488 4,549 -54% #60
1970s 12,695 100 12,795 1,280 -72% #150
1980s 5,375 49 5,424 542 -58% #334
1990s 3,347 5 3,352 335 -38% #524
2000s 1,723 – 1,723 172 -49% #1,114
2010s 1,453 – 1,453 145 -16% #1,293
2020s (to 2025) 1,279 – 1,279 213 +47% #1,018

Where Beverly is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 260 0.16 outside top 500
2027 272 0.17 outside top 500
2028 283 0.18 outside top 500
2029 292 0.18 outside top 500
2030 300 0.19 outside top 500

Where Beverly is most popular

Girls named Beverly per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.136 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, Maine, and New Hampshire.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Beverly born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
South Dakota 6 0.420 +209%
Maine 5 0.323 +138%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 +99%
Minnesota 24 0.222 +64%
Oregon 14 0.215 +58%
Michigan 38 0.209 +54%
Washington 28 0.194 +43%
California 159 0.189 +39%
Ohio 44 0.185 +37%
Missouri 21 0.174 +28%
Indiana 24 0.171 +26%
Utah 14 0.168 +24%
Colorado 17 0.152 +12%
Idaho 5 0.149 +10%
Wisconsin 15 0.146 +7%
Oklahoma 10 0.136 ≈ national
Florida 58 0.136 ≈ national
Texas 107 0.133 ≈ national
New Jersey 22 0.122 -10%
Nevada 5 0.108 -21%
Pennsylvania 25 0.106 -22%
North Carolina 23 0.101 -26%
Virginia 17 0.100 -27%
New York 39 0.098 -27%
Iowa 5 0.086 -37%
Massachusetts 10 0.083 -39%
Arizona 11 0.078 -42%
Tennessee 12 0.076 -44%
Illinois 16 0.070 -49%
Maryland 7 0.066 -51%
Georgia 14 0.062 -55%
South Carolina 5 0.056 -59%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Mexico – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Beverly

Beverly is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,018 in 2025 with 246 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 383,193 American babies have been named Beverly. Its peak came in 1953, when 11,287 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1950s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Beverly stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Beverly?

The median living Beverly is about 72 years old; half are between 64 and 79. An estimated 233 thousand people named Beverly are alive in the United States today.

median 72 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Beverly year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 246 #1,018 – –
2024 240 #1,045 – –
2023 204 #1,174 – –
2022 224 #1,107 – –
2021 188 #1,251 – –
2020 177 #1,267 – –
2019 168 #1,350 – –
2018 176 #1,293 – –
2017 161 #1,417 – –
2016 167 #1,396 – –
2015 155 #1,480 – –
2014 142 #1,536 – –
2013 141 #1,547 – –
2012 125 #1,685 – –
2011 119 #1,731 – –
2010 99 #2,011 – –
2009 138 #1,620 – –
2008 168 #1,416 – –
2007 157 #1,481 – –
2006 183 #1,291 – –
2005 154 #1,395 – –
2004 192 #1,171 – –
2003 175 #1,212 – –
2002 184 #1,129 – –
2001 189 #1,118 – –
2000 183 #1,114 – –
1995 288 #717 – –
1990 456 #524 – –
1985 482 #451 9 #4,365
1980 721 #334 – –
1975 1,009 #245 9 #3,684
1970 2,248 #150 12 #2,750
1965 3,770 #101 22 #1,673
1960 7,392 #60 32 #1,403
1955 10,001 #34 55 #1,012
1950 10,503 #31 61 #879
1945 7,618 #37 51 #884
1940 8,657 #27 95 #609
1935 7,992 #20 97 #585
1930 6,455 #34 103 #600
1925 2,668 #105 88 #682
1920 940 #207 94 #654
1915 311 #338 113 #523
1910 56 #543 16 #757
1905 16 #933 16 #594
1900 13 #1,057 8 #977
1895 – – 5 #1,095
1890 – – – –
1885 – – 13 #523
1880 – – 12 #534

Famous people named Beverly

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Beverly D'Angelo Beverly D'Angelo American actress (born 1951) Contemporary
  2. 2 Beverly Garland Beverly Garland American actress (1926–2008) Contemporary
  3. 3 Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary American writer (1916–2021) Contemporary
  4. 4 Beverly Aadland Beverly Aadland American film actress (1942–2010) Contemporary
  5. 5 Beverly Sills Beverly Sills American operatic soprano (1929–2007) Contemporary
  6. 6 Beverly McDonald Jamaican sprinter (born 1970) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Beverly, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Beverly?

The median living Beverly is about 72 years old. Half of all living Beverlys are between 64 and 79 years old.

How many people named Beverly are alive today?

An estimated 233 thousand people named Beverly are alive in the United States, based on 383,193 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Beverly mean?

A variant spelling of Beverley.

How popular is the name Beverly in 2025?

Beverly ranked #1,018 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 246 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Beverly?

383,193 babies have been named Beverly in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Beverly most popular?

Beverly peaked in 1953, when 11,287 newborns received the name.

Is Beverly a boy or girl name?

Beverly is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 99% of babies with the name.

Is the name Beverly rising or falling?

Beverly is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Beverly become more popular?

Beverly is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 300 girls named Beverly in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Beverly?

Well-known people named Beverly include Beverly D'Angelo (actor), Beverly Garland (actor), Beverly Cleary (writer).

Names like Beverly

Names that sound and feel close to Beverly: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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