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Beverly

/ˈbɛvɚli/ · 99% girls · 246 born in 2025

Beverly has been given to about 383,193 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1953, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈbɛvɚli/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 259,234
Median age today74 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Beverly per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1953 · 11,287
  • Born in 2025246
  • All time383,193
  • England & Wales, 20253

How popular is Beverly?

Its best year was 1953, when 11,287 babies were given the name, ranking 34th. The typical living American called Beverly is about 74 years old today. It is relatively most common in South Dakota, where it accounts for 0.09% of births.

Names that sound like Beverly

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Everly0.89
  2. Beverley0.80
  3. Waverly0.71
  4. Emely0.68
  5. Emberly0.68
  6. Heavenly0.67
  7. Keely0.60
  8. Amberly0.60

Middle names for Beverly

Ranked by flow score
  1. Beverly Anne0.83
  2. Beverly Rose0.79
  3. Beverly Marie0.79
  4. Beverly Grace0.79
  5. Beverly Eve0.79
  6. Beverly Jane0.79

Sibling names for Beverly

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Marilynsister · 0.99
  2. Gloriasister · 0.97
  3. Waynebrother · 0.97
  4. Elainesister · 0.96
  5. Lawrencebrother · 0.95
  6. Roybrother · 0.92

Where Beverly is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. South Dakota0.09%
  2. New Hampshire0.06%
  3. Minnesota0.03%
  4. Utah0.02%
  5. Wisconsin0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Beverly White0.74
  2. Beverly Nguyen0.74
  3. Beverly Moore0.74
  4. Beverly Hill0.74
  5. Beverly Hall0.74
  6. Beverly Allen0.73

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Beverly

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Beverly across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.