Beatrice
#508 for girls in 2025, 583 births · Last seen for boys in 1989 at #5,615
Given to girls 99.6% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1910 · 2,459 births
- Debut · girls
- 87 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 45 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 194,920since 1880
Beatrice over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #508 | 583 | — | |
| 2024 | #579 | 520 | — | |
| 2023 | #587 | 511 | — | |
| 2022 | #554 | 549 | — | |
| 2021 | #564 | 542 | — | |
| 2020 | #552 | 538 | — | |
| 2019 | #558 | 547 | — | |
| 2018 | #570 | 542 | — | |
| 2017 | #559 | 548 | — | |
| 2016 | #557 | 560 | — | |
| 2015 | #569 | 542 | — | |
| 2014 | #599 | 491 | — | |
| 2013 | #587 | 485 | — | |
| 2012 | #695 | 404 | — | |
| 2011 | #702 | 396 | — | |
| 2010 | #837 | 321 | — | |
| 2009 | #851 | 327 | — | |
| 2008 | #837 | 338 | — | |
| 2007 | #896 | 308 | — | |
| 2006 | #961 | 272 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,112 | 213 | — | |
| 2004 | #1,008 | 234 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,065 | 210 | — | |
| 2002 | #1,107 | 190 | — | |
| 2001 | #984 | 218 | — | |
| 2000 | #970 | 218 | — | |
| 1999 | #1,035 | 196 | — | |
| 1998 | #936 | 220 | — | |
| 1997 | #1,050 | 182 | — | |
| 1996 | #913 | 215 | — | |
| 1995 | #949 | 198 | — | |
| 1994 | #872 | 224 | — | |
| 1993 | #775 | 266 | — | |
| 1992 | #739 | 286 | — | |
| 1991 | #696 | 306 | — | |
| 1990 | #720 | 290 | — | |
| 1989 | #670 | 303 | #5,615 | 8 |
| 1988 | #671 | 287 | — | |
| 1987 | #837 | 209 | — | |
| 1986 | #702 | 258 | — | |
| 1985 | #632 | 294 | — | |
| 1984 | #705 | 235 | — | |
| 1983 | #669 | 257 | — | |
| 1982 | #621 | 289 | — | |
| 1981 | #550 | 338 | — | |
| 1980 | #634 | 287 | — | |
| 1979 | #625 | 280 | — | |
| 1978 | #585 | 293 | — | |
| 1977 | #599 | 284 | — | |
| 1976 | #582 | 282 | — | |
| 1975 | #536 | 322 | — | |
| 1974 | #527 | 317 | — | |
| 1973 | #519 | 327 | — | |
| 1972 | #537 | 310 | — | |
| 1971 | #467 | 428 | — | |
| 1970 | #478 | 423 | — | |
| 1969 | #462 | 438 | — | |
| 1968 | #427 | 493 | — | |
| 1967 | #416 | 504 | — | |
| 1966 | #369 | 602 | — | |
| 1965 | #356 | 641 | — | |
| 1964 | #376 | 650 | — | |
| 1963 | #354 | 718 | — | |
| 1962 | #349 | 737 | — | |
| 1961 | #341 | 768 | — | |
| 1960 | #310 | 910 | #3,665 | 6 |
| 1959 | #310 | 885 | — | |
| 1958 | #304 | 877 | — | |
| 1957 | #285 | 983 | — | |
| 1956 | #270 | 1,007 | #2,798 | 9 |
| 1955 | #259 | 1,038 | #2,764 | 9 |
| 1954 | #248 | 1,083 | — | |
| 1953 | #243 | 1,095 | — | |
| 1952 | #225 | 1,223 | — | |
| 1951 | #214 | 1,283 | — | |
| 1950 | #210 | 1,271 | #3,681 | 5 |
| 1949 | #203 | 1,340 | — | |
| 1948 | #191 | 1,433 | — | |
| 1947 | #188 | 1,465 | #2,862 | 8 |
| 1946 | #180 | 1,463 | — | |
| 1945 | #170 | 1,358 | — | |
| 1944 | #156 | 1,579 | #2,633 | 8 |
| 1943 | #152 | 1,756 | #1,986 | 14 |
| 1942 | #146 | 1,772 | #1,867 | 15 |
| 1941 | #143 | 1,664 | #2,333 | 10 |
| 1940 | #140 | 1,730 | #2,322 | 10 |
| 1939 | #136 | 1,778 | #1,636 | 17 |
| 1938 | #125 | 1,910 | #1,741 | 16 |
| 1937 | #120 | 1,987 | #2,088 | 12 |
| 1936 | #121 | 1,955 | #2,062 | 12 |
| 1935 | #107 | 2,243 | #2,127 | 12 |
| 1934 | #99 | 2,410 | #1,725 | 17 |
| 1933 | #94 | 2,410 | #2,093 | 12 |
| 1932 | #87 | 2,787 | #1,356 | 26 |
| 1931 | #85 | 2,844 | #1,361 | 26 |
| 1930 | #76 | 3,390 | #1,964 | 15 |
| 1929 | #72 | 3,574 | #1,339 | 28 |
| 1928 | #70 | 3,922 | #1,413 | 27 |
| 1927 | #67 | 4,241 | #1,796 | 19 |
| 1926 | #58 | 4,518 | #1,720 | 20 |
| 1925 | #50 | 4,992 | #1,628 | 22 |
| 1924 | #50 | 5,271 | #2,132 | 15 |
| 1923 | #46 | 5,464 | #1,753 | 20 |
| 1922 | #43 | 5,476 | #1,503 | 25 |
| 1921 | #41 | 5,968 | #1,475 | 26 |
| 1920 | #41 | 5,804 | #1,694 | 21 |
| 1919 | #41 | 5,856 | #2,511 | 11 |
| 1918 | #40 | 5,907 | #1,404 | 26 |
| 1917 | #39 | 5,839 | #1,437 | 24 |
| 1916 | #38 | 5,586 | #1,771 | 17 |
| 1915 | #37 | 5,342 | #1,454 | 22 |
| 1914 | #38 | 4,232 | #1,687 | 14 |
| 1913 | #37 | 3,567 | #1,497 | 13 |
| 1912 | #37 | 3,205 | #1,619 | 10 |
| 1911 | #37 | 2,522 | #1,117 | 10 |
| 1910 | #36 | 2,459 | #859 | 13 |
| 1909 | #38 | 2,105 | #840 | 12 |
| 1908 | #40 | 1,997 | #877 | 10 |
| 1907 | #44 | 1,858 | — | |
| 1906 | #45 | 1,679 | #852 | 9 |
| 1905 | #45 | 1,661 | #786 | 10 |
| 1904 | #45 | 1,549 | — | |
| 1903 | #49 | 1,439 | #1,009 | 6 |
| 1902 | #49 | 1,429 | #862 | 8 |
| 1901 | #53 | 1,183 | — | |
| 1900 | #56 | 1,382 | #743 | 12 |
| 1899 | #56 | 1,061 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #60 | 1,122 | — | |
| 1897 | #68 | 942 | — | |
| 1896 | #70 | 870 | #1,101 | 5 |
| 1895 | #73 | 814 | — | |
| 1894 | #76 | 684 | — | |
| 1893 | #85 | 564 | — | |
| 1892 | #90 | 541 | #1,066 | 5 |
| 1891 | #91 | 485 | — | |
| 1890 | #98 | 417 | — | |
| 1889 | #108 | 352 | — | |
| 1888 | #116 | 316 | — | |
| 1887 | #116 | 262 | — | |
| 1886 | #137 | 192 | — | |
| 1885 | #133 | 188 | — | |
| 1884 | #136 | 167 | — | |
| 1883 | #146 | 126 | — | |
| 1882 | #144 | 123 | — | |
| 1881 | #156 | 87 | — | |
| 1880 | #154 | 87 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Beatrice was already there! It came in at #154, and was given to 87 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 130 girls a year got the name.
Where Beatrice is popular in 1938
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- Vermont#39 · 1 in 131
- Hawaii#41 · 1 in 138
- New Mexico#50 · 1 in 205
- Rhode Island#70 · 1 in 239
- South Carolina#72 · 1 in 289
Best ever in a state: #5 in Hawaii, 1922.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | #39 | 18 | 1 in 131 |
| Hawaii | #41 | 22 | 1 in 138 |
| New Mexico | #50 | 27 | 1 in 205 |
| Rhode Island | #70 | 18 | 1 in 239 |
| South Carolina | #72 | 71 | 1 in 289 |
| Arizona | #74 | 17 | 1 in 276 |
| Texas | #75 | 159 | 1 in 363 |
| Maine | #79 | 22 | 1 in 284 |
| Maryland | #86 | 35 | 1 in 355 |
| Mississippi | #90 | 65 | 1 in 347 |
| North Dakota | #90 | 15 | 1 in 351 |
| New Jersey | #95 | 56 | 1 in 441 |
| Connecticut | #99 | 23 | 1 in 429 |
| Massachusetts | #100 | 52 | 1 in 540 |
| New York | #102 | 182 | 1 in 470 |
| Virginia | #102 | 55 | 1 in 433 |
| New Hampshire | #105 | 7 | 1 in 439 |
| Pennsylvania | #105 | 153 | 1 in 486 |
| West Virginia | #106 | 40 | 1 in 476 |
| District of Columbia | #108 | 11 | 1 in 454 |
| Florida | #108 | 32 | 1 in 424 |
| Alabama | #110 | 65 | 1 in 451 |
| California | #111 | 88 | 1 in 506 |
| Georgia | #121 | 64 | 1 in 481 |
| Louisiana | #124 | 45 | 1 in 494 |
| Oklahoma | #126 | 33 | 1 in 616 |
| Montana | #127 | 8 | 1 in 488 |
| Colorado | #129 | 17 | 1 in 523 |
| Michigan | #129 | 59 | 1 in 717 |
| Arkansas | #136 | 32 | 1 in 585 |
| Ohio | #136 | 64 | 1 in 798 |
| Wisconsin | #140 | 26 | 1 in 918 |
| North Carolina | #142 | 62 | 1 in 596 |
| Kentucky | #144 | 41 | 1 in 688 |
| South Dakota | #148 | 7 | 1 in 655 |
| Illinois | #149 | 61 | 1 in 905 |
| Idaho | #156 | 6 | 1 in 696 |
| Missouri | #158 | 32 | 1 in 838 |
| Minnesota | #161 | 19 | 1 in 1,105 |
| Washington | #169 | 12 | 1 in 912 |
| Indiana | #177 | 20 | 1 in 1,303 |
| Kansas | #178 | 11 | 1 in 1,118 |
| Tennessee | #182 | 28 | 1 in 969 |
| Iowa | #189 | 13 | 1 in 1,455 |
| Oregon | #196 | 5 | 1 in 1,253 |
| Nebraska | #206 | 6 | 1 in 1,506 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Utah | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Beatrice
- 71 spots since 2024 (#579 → #508)
- 44 spots since 2020 (#552 → #508)
- 61 spots since 2015 (#569 → #508)
- Biggest jump: 166 spots in 1988 (#837 → #671)
- Biggest drop: 137 spots in 1997 (#913 → #1,050)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1910 at #36 (2,459 births)
- Births halved by 1952, 42 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 45 yrs · run 1890–1934
- Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1880–1996
- Highest: 1 in 161 girls born in 1910 were named Beatrice (0.62%)
- Latest: 1 in 2,757 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
- 25.3% of all girls named Beatrice (49,230) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,900 | #108 (1889) | #135 |
| 1890s | 7,500 | #56 (1899) | #77 |
| 1900s | 16,282 | #38 (1909) | #46 |
| 1910s | 44,515 | #36 (1910) | #38 |
| 1920s | 49,230 | #41 (1921) | #54 |
| 1930s | 23,714 | #76 (1930) | #105 |
| 1940s | 15,560 | #140 (1940) | #167 |
| 1950s | 10,745 | #210 (1950) | #257 |
| 1960s | 6,461 | #310 (1960) | #376 |
| 1970s | 3,266 | #467 (1971) | #546 |
| 1980s | 2,757 | #550 (1981) | #669 |
| 1990s | 2,383 | #696 (1991) | #869 |
| 2000s | 2,528 | #837 (2008) | #979 |
| 2010s | 4,836 | #557 (2016) | #623 |
| 2020s | 3,243 | #508 (2025) | #557 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Beatrice in 1938
Top girls' names in 1938
Top boys' names in 1938
More about 1938
girls
1,103,456 girls got a published name in 1938; 1 in 578 of them was named Beatrice, which outranked 97.5% of the 4,995 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,109,147 boys got a published name in 1938; 1 in 69,322 of them was named Beatrice, which outranked 56.9% of the 4,035 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #1,689Tyree17
- #1,689Vinson17
- #1,689Wheeler17
- #1,741Beatrice16
- #1,741Aldon16
- #1,741Alferd16
- #1,741Alphonza16
- #1,818Abie15
- #1,818Ace15
- #1,818Adrain15
Tied with 76 names at #1,741; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.