Beverlee
Beverlee was the 11104th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 832nd with 73 babies. More babies were named Beverlee in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Beverly) beaver stream (place name) · English, Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #11,104 girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 193073 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,297babies recorded
What does the name Beverlee mean?
Beverlee is a spelling of Beverly, pronounced the same way, so it shares Beverly's meaning and origin.
Beverly is a spelling of Beverley, a town in Yorkshire, as Wiktionary notes. The place name is usually explained as Old English beofor 'beaver' plus a word for a stream or lake. It became an English surname and then a given name, first for boys and then, in the US, mostly for girls, popular from the 1930s to the 1950s partly because of the 1904 novel Beverly of Graustark and the upscale image of Beverly Hills.
beofor (Old English, “beaver”)
How sure is this? Probable. The second element of the place name is uncertain.
See also: English names, names that mean an animal, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Beverly', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Beverley', Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Beverlee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,104 | 8 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | — | — |
| 2000 | #13,392 | 6 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #3,733 | 21 |
| 1970 | #3,888 | 15 |
| 1960 | #1,930 | 35 |
| 1950 | #1,171 | 62 |
| 1940 | #979 | 53 |
| 1930 | #832 | 73 |
| 1920 | #3,129 | 10 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Beverlee, counting every spelling?
Beverlee is a spelling of Beverly, a name family that ranked #927 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #11,104 for Beverlee on its own. Together these spellings went to 266 girls in 2025.
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Beverlee?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Beverlee (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Beverlee born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Beverlee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Beverlee?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Beverlee are alive today, with a median age of 73; half are between 64 and 80. That makes Beverlee a name most people associate with older generations.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Beverlee by state
How common Beverlee was among girls born in each state in 1928–1932, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in California (4.7×), Michigan (2.4×). In 45 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Beverlee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Beverlee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Beverlee
What does Beverlee mean?
Beverlee is a spelling of Beverly, which means “beaver stream (place name)” (English, Old English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Beverlee?
Beverlee was the 11104th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1930, when it ranked 832nd with 73 babies. More babies were named Beverlee in the 1930s than in any other decade.
Is Beverlee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Beverlee in the US.
Where was Beverlee most popular?
In 1928–1932, Beverlee was most common in Washington (0.29 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Michigan.