Beatrice vs Beverly
Beatrice and Beverlycompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Beatrice was ranked #121 and Beverly #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Beatrice was ranked #393 and Beverly #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Beatrice and Beverly over time
Beatrice and Beverly appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Beatrice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Beverly in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2023
Beatrice held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Beverly in 0.
Highest recorded here: Beatrice #80 in 2016, Beverly #2320 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Beatrice #121, Beverly #4709.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1966–2011
Beatrice held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Beverly in 1.
Highest recorded here: Beatrice #256 in 1966, Beverly #331 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Beatrice #393, Beverly #937.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Beatrice | Beverly |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4709 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beatrice and Beverly both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Beatrice
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #431 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #461 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Beverly
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #344 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2011
Highest recorded position: #331 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1966–2011).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls