The name Beverly is a boy's name meaning "beaver stream".

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An English surname name which was originally used as a masculine first name in the 19th century, before becoming more popular for girls from the early 20th century onwards.

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The name Beverly peaked for boys at #490 in 1884. Beverly is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

The name Beverly is a girl's name of English origin meaning "dweller near the beaver stream".

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The remarkable success of the girls' name Everly makes a revival of the name Beverly seem possible. More commonly a masculine name in the 19th century, it began to be used for girls in the early 1900s, reaching #14 ion the <a href="https://nameberry.com/popular-names">popular names list</a> in 1937.  Inspirations: Beverly Johnson was the first  African-American model to appear on the cover of Vogue, Beverly Sills was a major American soprano, Beverly Cleary authored the beloved 'Ramona' books, and Beverly Goldberg is the beloved TV matriarch of 'The Goldbergs'.

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The name Beverly is currently ranked #948 in U.S. births. and peaked for girls at #14 in 1937. It is currently rising in popularity. The name is most popular in BEVERLY, BEVERLY, and BEVERLY. Beverly is occasionally used for boys in 1991.

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