Given name & surname
Beverly
“from the beaver's stream”
Beverly is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the beaver's stream.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the beaver's stream.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Beverly has an alternative spelling in Beverley. The history of Beverley gives this family its wider story. Beverley’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Beverly through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 383,193
- 4,632 boys · 378,561 girls
- Most popular year
- 1953
- 11,287 babies
- 2025
- 246
- #1,018 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +30%
- Rising
Boys, girls and both
The balance of boys and girls given this name has shifted over time. Recent births are 0% boys.
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 246 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,018 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 29.8% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 11,240 in 1953. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (34). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 249,640 as a first name in 2020; 11,435 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.
Beverly’s family of names
In English usage, Beverly has a diminutive in Bev. In English usage, Beverly has a related form in Beverley. In English usage, Beverly has a related form in Beverlee.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Beverly
- Beverly SillsAmerican operatic soprano (1929-2007)
- Beverly D'AngeloAmerican actress (born 1951)
- Beverly AadlandAmerican film actress (1942-2010)
- Buffy Sainte-MarieAmerican musicianborn 1941
- Beverly ClearyAmerican writer of children's books (1916–2021)
- Bev PerdueAmerican politician and 73rd Governor of North Carolinaborn 1947
- Beverly GarlandAmerican actress (1926–2008)
- Beverly JohnsonAmerican model and actressborn 1952
- Beverly McDonaldAthletics (sport) competitorborn 1970
Characters named Beverly: Beverly Crusher (Star Trek: The Next Generation), Beverly Marsh (the novel It).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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