Given name & surname
Beverley
“from the beaver's stream”
Beverley is a variant of Beverly. One English interpretation is “from the beaver's stream.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Beverley is a variant of Beverly. One English interpretation is “from the beaver's stream.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Beverley is a variant of Beverly. An origin associated with Beverly is English.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
It entered given-name use through an existing surname.
The story
Its naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Beverley through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 13,469
- 407 boys · 13,062 girls
- Most popular year
- 1938
- 414 babies
- 2025
- 12
- #8,445 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +27%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 12 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 8,445 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 26.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 407 in 1938. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 10,730 as a first name in 2020; 1,199 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Beverley’s family of names
In English usage, Beverley has a diminutive in Bev. Beverley has a related form in Beverly. In English usage, Beverley has a diminutive in BEVO.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Beverley
- Beverley MitchellAmerican actressborn 1981
- Beverley WhitfieldAustralian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist (1954-1996)
- Beverley GoddardBritish athleteborn 1956
- Beverley OwenAmerican actress (1937–2019)
- Beverley KnightBritish soul singer, songwriter and record producerborn 1973
- Beverley CravenBritish singer-songwriterborn 1963
- Beverley McLachlin17th Chief Justice of Canadaborn 1943
- Beverley NicholsAuthor, playwright, journalist, composer (1898-1983)
- Beverley Palesa DitsieSouth African activist and directorborn 1971
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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