How Many People Are Named Beverly?
people named Beverly are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,545 people in the US has this name
Based on 383,193 babies named Beverly in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
11,287 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from the name of an English city, itself meaning "beaver stream" in Old English. It came into use as a masculine given name in the 19th century, and it became common as an American feminine name after the publication of George Barr McCutcheon's novel 'Beverly of Graustark' (1904).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Beverly, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys. The share of girls among babies named Beverly rose from 0% in the 1880s to 100% in the 2020s.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Beverly alive today is about 70 years old, and 84% are 60 or older. Half of them were between 64 and 79 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Beverly first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1953, to 11,287 babies. In 2025, 246 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Beverly never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #14, in 1937, and it was in the top 100 for 39 years, 1926 to 1964. In 2025 it ranked #1,018.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,018 |
| Best rank | #14 (1937) |
| Years in the top 100 | 39 (1926 to 1964) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #36 in the 1950s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Beverly alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Beverly were born in California than in any other state: about 13,828 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Beverly was given 1.8 times as often in Vermont, 1.7 times in South Dakota and 1.6 times in North Dakota.
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