Beverlee
A feminine name of English origin meaning "beaver meadow".
Name Census estimates that about 988 living Americans carry the first name Beverlee. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Beverlee today is around 69 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Beverlee births was 1930 (73 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Beverlee. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • The typical person named Beverlee is about 69 years old today, placing it firmly among the names of earlier generations. Most living Beverlees were born before 1967.
People living today
988
~ 1 in 346,917 Americans
Peak year
1930
73 babies that year
Average age
69
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,696
Tracked since 1915
Census
Beverlee in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 1,388 people with the first name Beverlee, which placed it at #9,837 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#9,837
National first-name rank
People counted
1.4K
1,388 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.5
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
86.3% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Beverlee
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Beverlee is White at 86.3%. The next largest groups are Black (7.9%) and Hispanic (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Beverlee described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Beverlee at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White86.3% · 1,198
- Black or African American7.9% · 109
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 33
- Two or more races2.0% · 28
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 7
Popularity
Beverlee: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Beverlee from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 12 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1930s, with 569 total registrations. Usage has dropped considerably from its 1930s peak. The most recent decade brought in only a fraction of the registrations that the name once attracted.
Babies born per year
Decades
Beverlee by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Beverlee during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Beverlees live
The SSA's state-level files cover 11 states and territories. California, Ohio, Illinois recorded the most babies named Beverlee, while Wisconsin, Utah, Missouri recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 54 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Beverlee
The name Beverlee is derived from the Old English word "beofor," meaning "beaver." It originated as a surname in areas of England where beavers were abundant, such as along rivers and streams. The name was likely first used to identify someone who lived near a beaver colony or worked as a beaver trapper or hunter.
As a given name, Beverlee first emerged in the Middle Ages, though its usage was relatively rare until the 19th century. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, which documented a landowner named Beverlee in Hertfordshire, England.
The name gained popularity during the Victorian era, particularly among affluent families who may have associated it with the fur trade and a connection to the natural world. Beverlee was sometimes seen as a more refined and feminine variation of the traditional Beverly.
One notable bearer of the name was Beverlee Beeton (1836-1865), an English author and pioneer of modern domestic science. Her seminal work, "Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management," was a guide to running a household and is considered a classic of Victorian literature.
In the 20th century, Beverlee became more widely used as a given name, especially in the United States. Beverlee Reid (1901-1973) was an American actress and singer who appeared in numerous films and stage productions during the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Another notable Beverlee was Beverlee McKinsey (1924-2008), an American actress and activist. She was one of the first African American women to have a recurring role on a primetime television series, appearing in the 1960s sitcom "Julia."
In the literary world, Beverlee Ritter (1922-2006) was an American author and children's book editor. She worked with renowned writers such as Maurice Sendak and Tomi Ungerer, and her contributions helped shape the landscape of children's literature in the latter half of the 20th century.
The name Beverlee has also been carried by notable figures in the arts and sciences, such as Beverlee Beaz (1945-2018), an American sculptor and installation artist, and Beverlee McDougall (1924-2015), a Canadian geologist and paleontologist who made significant contributions to the study of dinosaurs.
People
Beverlee + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Beverlee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Beverlee: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Beverlee?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 988 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Beverlee going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 346,917 US residents.
Is Beverlee a common name?
We classify Beverlee as "Very Rare". It ranks above 90% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 2,289 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Beverlee most popular?
The single biggest year for Beverlee was 1930, when 73 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Beverlee is about 69 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Beverlee in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 1,388 people with the name Beverlee, or 0.46 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #9,837 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Beverlee in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Beverlee?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Beverlee appears almost entirely female. Of the 1,387 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Beverlee?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Beverlee is White at 86.3%. The next largest groups are Black (7.9%) and Hispanic (2.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Beverlee most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Beverlee in the 2020 Census, accounting for 86.3% (1,198 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Beverlee in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Beverlee a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Beverlee in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Beverlee still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Beverlee in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Beverlee can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Beverlee?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.