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

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Peak · girls
1910 · 2,459 births
Debut · girls
87 births
In top 100 · girls
45 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
194,920
since 1880

Beatrice over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201939peak #36, 1910girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#508583—
2024#579520—
2023#587511—
2022#554549—
2021#564542—
2020#552538—
2019#558547—
2018#570542—
2017#559548—
2016#557560—
2015#569542—
2014#599491—
2013#587485—
2012#695404—
2011#702396—
2010#837321—
2009#851327—
2008#837338—
2007#896308—
2006#961272—
2005#1,112213—
2004#1,008234—
2003#1,065210—
2002#1,107190—
2001#984218—
2000#970218—
1999#1,035196—
1998#936220—
1997#1,050182—
1996#913215—
1995#949198—
1994#872224—
1993#775266—
1992#739286—
1991#696306—
1990#720290—
1989#670303#5,6158
1988#671287—
1987#837209—
1986#702258—
1985#632294—
1984#705235—
1983#669257—
1982#621289—
1981#550338—
1980#634287—
1979#625280—
1978#585293—
1977#599284—
1976#582282—
1975#536322—
1974#527317—
1973#519327—
1972#537310—
1971#467428—
1970#478423—
1969#462438—
1968#427493—
1967#416504—
1966#369602—
1965#356641—
1964#376650—
1963#354718—
1962#349737—
1961#341768—
1960#310910#3,6656
1959#310885—
1958#304877—
1957#285983—
1956#2701,007#2,7989
1955#2591,038#2,7649
1954#2481,083—
1953#2431,095—
1952#2251,223—
1951#2141,283—
1950#2101,271#3,6815
1949#2031,340—
1948#1911,433—
1947#1881,465#2,8628
1946#1801,463—
1945#1701,358—
1944#1561,579#2,6338
1943#1521,756#1,98614
1942#1461,772#1,86715
1941#1431,664#2,33310
1940#1401,730#2,32210
1939#1361,778#1,63617
1938#1251,910#1,74116
1937#1201,987#2,08812
1936#1211,955#2,06212
1935#1072,243#2,12712
1934#992,410#1,72517
1933#942,410#2,09312
1932#872,787#1,35626
1931#852,844#1,36126
1930#763,390#1,96415
1929#723,574#1,33928
1928#703,922#1,41327
1927#674,241#1,79619
1926#584,518#1,72020
1925#504,992#1,62822
1924#505,271#2,13215
1923#465,464#1,75320
1922#435,476#1,50325
1921#415,968#1,47526
1920#415,804#1,69421
1919#415,856#2,51111
1918#405,907#1,40426
1917#395,839#1,43724
1916#385,586#1,77117
1915#375,342#1,45422
1914#384,232#1,68714
1913#373,567#1,49713
1912#373,205#1,61910
1911#372,522#1,11710
1910#362,459#85913
1909#382,105#84012
1908#401,997#87710
1907#441,858—
1906#451,679#8529
1905#451,661#78610
1904#451,549—
1903#491,439#1,0096
1902#491,429#8628
1901#531,183—
1900#561,382#74312
1899#561,061#9286
1898#601,122—
1897#68942—
1896#70870#1,1015
1895#73814—
1894#76684—
1893#85564—
1892#90541#1,0665
1891#91485—
1890#98417—
1889#108352—
1888#116316—
1887#116262—
1886#137192—
1885#133188—
1884#136167—
1883#146126—
1882#144123—
1881#15687—
1880#15487—
First appearance
1880

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 1939

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedAKMaine: #97 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 358 girlsMEVermont: #94 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 337 girlsVTNew Hampshire: #106 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 434 girlsNHWashington: #168 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,081 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: #137 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 575 girlsNDMinnesota: #109 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 575 girlsMNIllinois: #142 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 866 girlsILWisconsin: #113 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 691 girlsWIMichigan: #127 for girls · 58 births · 1 in 715 girlsMINew York: #101 for girls · 185 births · 1 in 460 girlsNYMassachusetts: #109 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 642 girlsMARhode Island: #95 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 422 girlsRIOregon: #150 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 939 girlsORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedSDIowa: #215 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,908 girlsIAIndiana: #207 for girls · 14 births · 1 in 1,814 girlsINOhio: #134 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 741 girlsOHPennsylvania: #117 for girls · 127 births · 1 in 569 girlsPANew Jersey: #101 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 445 girlsNJConnecticut: #114 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 580 girlsCTCalifornia: #120 for girls · 80 births · 1 in 570 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedUTColorado: #84 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 314 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedNEMissouri: #242 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,788 girlsMOKentucky: #120 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 563 girlsKYWest Virginia: #108 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 481 girlsWVVirginia: #117 for girls · 49 births · 1 in 486 girlsVAMaryland: #94 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 376 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedDEArizona: #82 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 288 girlsAZNew Mexico: #51 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 206 girlsNMKansas: #235 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,758 girlsKSArkansas: #99 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 423 girlsARTennessee: #144 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 679 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #140 for girls · 62 births · 1 in 594 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #121 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 481 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #87 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 350 girlsDCOklahoma: #130 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 626 girlsOKLouisiana: #98 for girls · 60 births · 1 in 377 girlsLAMississippi: #130 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 490 girlsMSAlabama: #141 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 590 girlsALGeorgia: #116 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 464 girlsGAHawaii: #39 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 142 girlsHITexas: #102 for girls · 122 births · 1 in 467 girlsTXFlorida: #126 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 512 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Hawaii#39 · 1 in 142
  2. New Mexico#51 · 1 in 206
  3. Arizona#82 · 1 in 288
  4. Colorado#84 · 1 in 314
  5. District of Columbia#87 · 1 in 350

Best ever in a state: #5 in Hawaii, 1922.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Hawaii#39231 in 142
New Mexico#51271 in 206
Arizona#82161 in 288
Colorado#84281 in 314
District of Columbia#87161 in 350
Maryland#94321 in 376
Vermont#9471 in 337
Rhode Island#95101 in 422
Maine#97171 in 358
Louisiana#98601 in 377
Arkansas#99431 in 423
New Jersey#101561 in 445
New York#1011851 in 460
Texas#1021221 in 467
New Hampshire#10671 in 434
West Virginia#108391 in 481
Massachusetts#109441 in 642
Minnesota#109371 in 575
Wisconsin#113341 in 691
Connecticut#114171 in 580
Georgia#116671 in 464
Pennsylvania#1171271 in 569
Virginia#117491 in 486
California#120801 in 570
Kentucky#120491 in 563
South Carolina#121441 in 481
Florida#126271 in 512
Michigan#127581 in 715
Mississippi#130451 in 490
Oklahoma#130321 in 626
Ohio#134681 in 741
North Dakota#13791 in 575
North Carolina#140621 in 594
Alabama#141481 in 590
Illinois#142621 in 866
Tennessee#144401 in 679
Oregon#15071 in 939
Washington#168101 in 1,081
Indiana#207141 in 1,814
Iowa#215101 in 1,908
Kansas#23571 in 1,758
Missouri#242151 in 1,788
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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
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 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)
Rise & fade · girls
30 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1910 at #36 (2,459 births)
  • Births halved by 1952, 42 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 45 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 45 yrs · run 1890–1934
  • Top 1,000: 140 yrs · run 1880–1996
Share of babies · girls
1 in 161
  • Highest: 1 in 161 girls born in 1910 were named Beatrice (0.62%)
  • Latest: 1 in 2,757 girls born in 2025 (0.04%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 25.3% of all girls named Beatrice (49,230) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s1,900#108 (1889)#135
1890s7,500#56 (1899)#77
1900s16,282#38 (1909)#46
1910s44,515#36 (1910)#38
1920s49,230#41 (1921)#54
1930s23,714#76 (1930)#105
1940s15,560#140 (1940)#167
1950s10,745#210 (1950)#257
1960s6,461#310 (1960)#376
1970s3,266#467 (1971)#546
1980s2,757#550 (1981)#669
1990s2,383#696 (1991)#869
2000s2,528#837 (2008)#979
2010s4,836#557 (2016)#623
2020s3,243#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 1939

girls
#136
1,778 births · 1 in 617 girls
boys
#1,636
17 births · 1 in 65,109 boys

Top girls' names in 1939

  1. #1Mary54,900
  2. #2Barbara37,257
  3. #3Patricia29,701
  4. #4Betty23,639
  5. #5Shirley20,447
  6. #6Carol20,166
  7. #7Nancy19,723
  8. #8Judith16,625
  9. #9Dorothy15,169
  10. #10Margaret14,949
  11. #136Beatrice1,778

Top boys' names in 1939

  1. #1Robert59,666
  2. #2James59,636
  3. #3John51,025
  4. #4William42,071
  5. #5Richard35,386
  6. #6Charles30,789
  7. #7David25,360
  8. #8Donald24,056
  9. #9Thomas22,129
  10. #10Ronald19,837
  11. #1,636Beatrice17
More about 1939

girls

1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 617 of them was named Beatrice, which outranked 97.3% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beatrice
  1. #133Deanna1,805
  2. #134Rebecca1,796
  3. #135Bertha1,794
  4. #136Beatrice1,778
  5. #137Maxine1,774
  6. #138Diana1,712
  7. #139Charlene1,704
Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 880April#1,805 → #925
  2. ↑ 865Karel#1,703 → #838
  3. ↑ 725Hedy#1,650 → #925
  4. ↑ 722Vivien#1,703 → #981
  5. ↑ 709Karon#1,547 → #838
Fallers
  1. ↓ 712Eulalia#972 → #1,684
  2. ↓ 446Shelvia#955 → #1,401
  3. ↓ 358Naoma#992 → #1,350
  4. ↓ 304Imelda#890 → #1,194
  5. ↓ 279Helaine#870 → #1,149

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 65,109 of them was named Beatrice, which outranked 58.8% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beatrice
  1. #1,578Vinson18
  2. #1,578West18
  3. #1,578Willaim18
  4. #1,636Beatrice17
  5. #1,636Ace17
  6. #1,636Adrain17
  7. #1,636Antony17
  8. #1,712Adell16
  9. #1,712Adolf16
  10. #1,712Algie16

Tied with 75 names at #1,636; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1938
Risers
  1. ↑ 463Alfonzo#1,439 → #976
  2. ↑ 447Rod#1,439 → #992
  3. ↑ 443Estel#1,397 → #954
  4. ↑ 422Cameron#1,364 → #942
  5. ↑ 421Turner#1,337 → #916
Fallers
  1. ↓ 518Gonzalo#779 → #1,297
  2. ↓ 497Judge#992 → #1,489
  3. ↓ 396Melville#963 → #1,359
  4. ↓ 355Agustin#883 → #1,238
  5. ↓ 351Antone#921 → #1,272

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1939 →