Is Bev a boy or girl name?

Bev is a girl’s name. Of the 1,003 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 99.5% were girls and 0.5% were boys.

Bev

Recorded 1917–1971 · United States

Bev was most popular in 1959, when 127 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,563 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,003 people named Bev.

Bev over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bev’s peak in 1959. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bev a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bev is a girl’s name — 99.5% of the 1,003 Americans given it were girls and 0.5% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Bev

Where Bev is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org