Girls' name · since 1912
Beverley
Beverley has 13,062 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,402 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,062
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Beverley currently ranks #8402 among girls' names in America, with 13,062 babies recorded since 1912.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beverley has been recorded 13,062 times among girls since 1912, currently ranked #8402 nationally and more common than 51% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 2025.
- #1,415 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,402 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 13,062 born since 1912
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beverley ranks #1,415 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,402 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 13,062 born since 1912, peaking in the 1930s.
- #1,415 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,402 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 13,062
- born since 1912
- 1930s
- peak decade
Beverley's 13,062 recorded births place it above 98.04% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Beverley compares
13,062 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Beverley's all-time total is 35x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Beverley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 13,062 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 407 | 21 | 19,840 |
Beverley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Beverley's full recorded timeline at 1966, 7% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 93% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1938 peak of 407 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Beverley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–2025
- Peak year (1938)
- 407
- Annual births at peak, across 114 years of records
Beverley popularity over time - boys
407 total births recorded since 1912 (Beverley as boys' name)
Beverley by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (3,511 births, 27% of the file).
1930s was Beverley's strongest decade.
3,511 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Beverley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 243
1910s
243 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,863 births
- 1930s
1930s
3,511 births
- 1940s
1940s
3,425 births
- 1950s
1950s
2,390 births
- 1960s 996
1960s
996 births
- 1970s 274
1970s
274 births
- 1980s 108
1980s
108 births
- 1990s 92
1990s
92 births
- 2000s 42
2000s
42 births
- 2010s 59
2010s
59 births
- 2020s 59
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 3,511 births (27% of all-time use).
How Beverley compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Beverley's total volume
Beverley by state
Where Beverley concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,447 | 11.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 886 | 6.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 761 | 5.8% |
| #4 | Virginia | | 634 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 584 | 4.5% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 565 | 4.3% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 541 | 4.1% |
| #8 | Texas | | 406 | 3.1% |
1,447 of 13,062 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.
Beverley appears in 44 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Beverley's data
- Beverley's decade-level peak was the 1930s (3,511 total births); usage has since declined to 59 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Beverleys (1,447 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Beverley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1938)
Similar record span (~113 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1912–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Beverley 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 August 2026.