Girls' name · since 1893
Beverly
378,561 babies named Beverly in U.S. Social Security records since 1893, with the highest year being 1953. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #95 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,018 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 378,561
- born since 1893
- 1950s
- peak decade
378,561 babies have been named Beverly since 1893, making it today's #1018 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Beverly recorded 378,561 times among girls since 1893, holding rank #1018 nationally today, ahead of 94% of girls, peaking in the 1950s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2025.
- #95 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,018 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 378,561 born since 1893
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beverly ranks #95 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,018 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 378,561 born since 1893, peaking in the 1950s.
- #95 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,018 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 378,561
- born since 1893
- 1950s
- peak decade
Beverly's 378,561 recorded births place it above 99.86% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Beverly compares
378,561 Top 1% higher than 99% 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
Beverly's all-time total is 1,007x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Beverly | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 378,561 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 11,240 | 21 | 19,840 |
Beverly's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Beverly's SSA record in two at 1961 and the more recent half accounts for 17% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 83%, consistent with a name more common in the past than in recent years. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1953 peak of 11,240, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Beverly popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2025
- Peak year (1953)
- 11,240
- Annual births at peak, across 133 years of records
Beverly popularity over time - boys
4,632 total births recorded since 1880 (Beverly as boys' name)
Beverly by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (97,790 births, 26% of the file).
1950s was Beverly's strongest decade.
97,790 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Beverly births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 21
1890s
21 births
- 1900s 192
1900s
192 births
- 1910s 3,275
1910s
3,275 births
- 1920s 30,205
1920s
30,205 births
- 1930s
1930s
80,846 births
- 1940s
1940s
95,122 births
- 1950s
1950s
97,790 births
- 1960s
1960s
45,238 births
- 1970s 12,695
1970s
12,695 births
- 1980s 5,375
1980s
5,375 births
- 1990s 3,347
1990s
3,347 births
- 2000s 1,723
2000s
1,723 births
- 2010s 1,453
2010s
1,453 births
- 2020s 1,279
2020s
1,279 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 97,790 births (26% of all-time use).
How Beverly 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 Beverly's total volume
Beverly by state
Where Beverly concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 25,075 | 6.6% |
| #2 | California | | 24,614 | 6.5% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 22,898 | 6.0% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 22,867 | 6.0% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 20,756 | 5.5% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 19,792 | 5.2% |
| #7 | Texas | | 18,426 | 4.9% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 11,847 | 3.1% |
25,075 of 378,561 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Beverly appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Beverly's data
- Beverly's decade-level peak was the 1950s (97,790 total births); usage has since declined to 1,279 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Beverlys (25,075 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Beverly: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1953)
Similar record span (~132 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, 1893–2025 (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 Beverly 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.