Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Beverly

Gender

Male

Origin

English
Near The Meadow Of The Beavers
From the beaver stream or meadow

Syllables

3

Themes

  • Exotic
  • Place
  • Surname

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Beverly

Pronunciation

b(e)-ver-ly, bev(e)-rly

Famous People

Singer Beverly Sills

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Sidney Poitier, Daughter of Sidney Poitier

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1926 (rank #559, 121 births); most recent 1991 (rank #8232, 5 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1953 (rank #34, 11,230 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1016, 246 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–246
2024–239
2023–202
2022–224
2021–188
2020–177
2019–168
2018–175
2017–161
2016–167

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 2006 (rank #2318, 9 births); most recent 2025 (rank #5925, 3 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
20253
2024–
20234
20225
2021–
20203
20195
20185
20174
20164

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 2006 (rank #733, 64 births); most recent 2023 (rank #1645, 19 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
202319
202223
202115
202019
201925
201831
201720
201619
201524
201445

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 1973 (rank #331, 8 births); most recent 2011 (rank #932, 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 1974 (rank #267, 11 births); most recent 1993 (rank #623, 3 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 1954 (rank #35, 97 births); most recent 1989 (rank #390, 8 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