Total births
156
Girls' name · since 1916
Beva
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.
- 156
- total births
- 1916–1964
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
Beva is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 156 have been recorded since 1916.
Beva has 156 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1964.
- 156 total births
- 1916–1964 years on record
- 1940s peak decade
- 22% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
156 girls have been named Beva since 1916, peaking in the 1940s, last recorded in 1964.
- 156
- total births
- 1916–1964
- years on record
- 1940s
- peak decade
- 22%
- born in that decade
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.
Beva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Beva splits its recorded history at 1941: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1916 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1929 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Beva at a glance
Last recorded 1964Peak year
1929
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Beva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1964
- Peak year (1929)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Beva by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1940s was Beva's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Beva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
19 births
- 1920s
1920s
32 births
- 1930s
1930s
30 births
- 1940s
1940s
34 births
- 1950s
1950s
31 births
- 1960s 10
1960s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 34 births (22% of all-time use).
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.
What to do with Beva's data
- Beva's decade-level peak was the 1940s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1960s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Beva
Nearby Names Like Beva
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Beva
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Beverlee Girl
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Bevin Girl
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Bev Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1916–1964 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Beva: Baby Name Since 1916 - 156 Births, Peak 1929." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/beva. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Beva draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of July 2026.