Bev
Bev is a unisex given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Beverly or Beverley. It may refer to:
- English
Meaning & Origin of Bev
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Bev is a unisex given name, usually a short form (hypocorism) of Beverly or Beverley. It may refer to:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Bev
Bev first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1940, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1959: 127 births, good for #929 nationwide. About 48% of every Bev on record arrived during the 1960s, its defining decade. Bev last appeared in the published SSA data in 1971, with 9 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 998 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1940s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Bev
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Bev. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Bev
Phonetically similar names — useful when Bev is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Biv
- Bov
- Bav
- Bove
- Bave
- Beav
- Beeve
- Boeve
- Pev
- Bevy
- Bever
- Betch
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Bev
Bev is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1940 and has accumulated 998 births in the dataset. Bev's peak popularity came in 1959 when it ranked #929. Use the chart and map above to compare Bev's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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