girl's name
Beverly
BEV-er-lee
- Origin English
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 385,103
Scotland
#737
1993 births
Beverly is a name from an English town meaning beaver stream, and it began as a boys' name before crossing decisively to girls. Our data marks it reviving, seventy years after its 1953 peak.
- Beverly is a name of English origin.
- Peaked in 1953, when 11,287 babies were given the name.
- After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
- Today about 1 in 13,477 babies in the United States is given this name.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Beverly over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 107 |
| 1890s | 97 |
| 1900s | 300 |
| 1910s | 3,902 |
| 1920s | 31,265 |
| 1930s | 81,815 |
| 1940s | 95,866 |
| 1950s | 98,327 |
| 1960s | 45,488 |
| 1970s | 12,795 |
| 1980s | 5,424 |
| 1990s | 3,352 |
| 2000s | 1,723 |
| 2010s | 1,453 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 1,279 |
What Beverly means
Beverly means beaver stream, or the clearing by the beaver lodge. It is an English place name built from the animal and a word for a stream, so it describes a landscape.
Where Beverly comes from
Beverly is a town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, from the Old English beofor, a beaver, joined to a word for a stream or lodge — beavers were native to England and were hunted to extinction there by the sixteenth century, so the place name preserves an animal the country lost. It became a surname and then, in the nineteenth century, a boys' given name. The switch to female use is early twentieth-century and was effectively complete by the 1930s. Beverly Hills was named in 1907 after Beverly Farms in Massachusetts, which was named for the English town.
Beverly in use
Beverly peaked in the United States in 1953, when 11,287 babies were registered, and our data marks it reviving. It now ranks 1020th in the United States on 246 births, 6978th in France and 7372nd in England and Wales, across 385,103 lifetime births. The revival places it with Walter, Frances, Joan, Jane and Russell — a group whose peaks run from 1918 to 1960 and which our data shows recovering together.
How popular is Beverly?
In 2025, Beverly was given to 246 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Beverly is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Beverly is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Béverly | Béverly is a rare spelling of Beverly, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Beverly
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Beverly also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Beverly over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
1 nickname for Beverly
Each one is a name in its own right — the figure underneath is how it is doing today, so you can see which short forms are rising and which have faded.
Beverly in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Beverly
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Beverly — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Beverly
What does the name Beverly mean?
Beaver stream — an English place name in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Was Beverly a boys' name?
Yes, in the nineteenth century. The switch to female use was effectively complete by the 1930s.
Is Beverly Hills named after the name?
After the place. Beverly Hills was named in 1907 for Beverly Farms in Massachusetts, itself named for the English town.
Is Beverly coming back?
Our data marks it reviving, seventy years after its 1953 peak.
How popular is the name Beverly?
In 2025, Beverly was given to 246 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
How many syllables are in Beverly?
Beverly has 3 syllables.
When was Beverly most popular?
Beverly peaked in 1953, when 11,287 babies were given the name. After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival.
What are the nicknames for Beverly?
Beverly is usually shortened to Bev.
Is Beverly a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Beverly currently ranks #1,020 in the United States. After peaking in the 1950s it fell out of use, and is now climbing again — a classic revival. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.