Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Beverley

Gender

Male

Origin

English
From the beaver meadow

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Beverley

Pronunciation

b(e)-ver-ley, bev(e)-rley

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1922 (rank #2040, 16 births); most recent 1963 (rank #3643, 6 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1938 (rank #309, 407 births); most recent 2025 (rank #8362, 12 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–12
2024–7
2023–13
2022–12
2021–8
2020–7
2019–9
2018–10
2017–8
2016–7

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 1997 (rank #850, 26 births); most recent 2025 (rank #3704, 6 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20256
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
20193
20183
20175
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Girls: peak in 1994 (rank #930, 24 births); most recent 2012 (rank #5388, 3 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 1970 (rank #282, 9 births); most recent 2005 (rank #689, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 1976 (rank #128, 40 births); most recent 1995 (rank #493, 5 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1951 (rank #29, 98 births); most recent 1982 (rank #424, 6 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
2022–
2021–
2020–
2019–
2018–
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence