Recorded 1916–1964 Girls' name Peak 1929 156 births

Beva — girls' name

156 babies named Beva in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1929. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191920s321930s301940s341950s311960s10
1940s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Beva was born in this single decade.

1929
Single peak year

10 babies were named Beva in 1929 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beva

The Social Security Administration has registered 156 babies named Beva between 1916 and 1964, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1964. The name reached its historical peak in 1929, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beva performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Beva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beva in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 156 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Beva at a glance

Last recorded 1964

Total births

156

Since 1916

49 years of records

Peak year

1929

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1964

Active since

1916

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 1964

Beva popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1964–1916

Last recorded 1964
Peak year (1929)
10
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
4681012 19641957194719411932192719181916 5

Beva by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
34 births that decade — 22% of Beva's all-time total
1910s191920s321930s301940s341950s311960s10

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beva?
156 babies have been named Beva since 1916. It was last recorded in 1964. The peak year was 1929 with 10 births.
When was Beva most popular?
Beva was most popular in the 1940s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1929.
How long has the name Beva been used?
Beva has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 49 years of data through 1964.
What names are similar to Beva?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beverly, Beverley, Beverlee, Bevin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.