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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201958peak #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 1958

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedNHWashington: #362 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 2,847 girlsWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedMNIllinois: #298 for girls · 45 births · 1 in 2,361 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedWIMichigan: #366 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 3,537 girlsMINew York: #276 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 1,950 girlsNYMassachusetts: #355 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,872 girlsMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedORNevada: 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: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedIAIndiana: #511 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 6,304 girlsINOhio: #357 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 3,339 girlsOHPennsylvania: #324 for girls · 40 births · 1 in 2,898 girlsPANew Jersey: #277 for girls · 27 births · 1 in 2,128 girlsNJConnecticut: #245 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,866 girlsCTCalifornia: #320 for girls · 79 births · 1 in 2,063 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedUTColorado: #281 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 1,687 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedNEMissouri: #330 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 2,969 girlsMOKentucky: #322 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 2,742 girlsKYWest Virginia: #411 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 3,866 girlsWVVirginia: #251 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,702 girlsVAMaryland: #405 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 4,287 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedDEArizona: #285 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,404 girlsAZNew Mexico: #167 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 677 girlsNMKansas: #434 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 4,209 girlsKSArkansas: #218 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,195 girlsARTennessee: #331 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 2,819 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #235 for girls · 32 births · 1 in 1,538 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #245 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,492 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #218 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,156 girlsLAMississippi: #205 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 1,055 girlsMSAlabama: #254 for girls · 22 births · 1 in 1,636 girlsALGeorgia: #266 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,735 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedHITexas: #184 for girls · 131 births · 1 in 857 girlsTXFlorida: #215 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 1,283 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#167 · 1 in 677
  2. Texas#184 · 1 in 857
  3. Mississippi#205 · 1 in 1,055
  4. Florida#215 · 1 in 1,283
  5. Louisiana#218 · 1 in 1,156

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#167171 in 677
Texas#1841311 in 857
Mississippi#205241 in 1,055
Florida#215371 in 1,283
Arkansas#218151 in 1,195
Louisiana#218341 in 1,156
North Carolina#235321 in 1,538
Connecticut#245131 in 1,866
South Carolina#245181 in 1,492
Virginia#251241 in 1,702
Alabama#254221 in 1,636
Georgia#266261 in 1,735
New York#276871 in 1,950
New Jersey#277271 in 2,128
Colorado#281111 in 1,687
Arizona#285101 in 1,404
Illinois#298451 in 2,361
California#320791 in 2,063
Kentucky#322121 in 2,742
Pennsylvania#324401 in 2,898
Missouri#330151 in 2,969
Tennessee#331131 in 2,819
Massachusetts#355111 in 4,872
Ohio#357321 in 3,339
Washington#362101 in 2,847
Michigan#366261 in 3,537
Maryland#40571 in 4,287
West Virginia#41151 in 3,866
Kansas#43451 in 4,209
Indiana#51181 in 6,304
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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 1958

girls
#304
877 births · 1 in 2,294 girls

Top girls' names in 1958

  1. #1Mary55,848
  2. #2Susan45,175
  3. #3Linda41,904
  4. #4Karen38,487
  5. #5Patricia37,961
  6. #6Debra35,521
  7. #7Deborah32,943
  8. #8Cynthia31,014
  9. #9Barbara27,874
  10. #10Donna26,959
  11. #304Beatrice877
More about 1958

girls

2,011,619 girls got a published name in 1958; 1 in 2,294 of them was named Beatrice, which outranked 95.7% of the 7,030 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.6% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beatrice
  1. #301Bernice889
  2. #302Jeannette886
  3. #303Candy884
  4. #304Beatrice877
  5. #305Eleanor864
  6. #306Billie863
  7. #307Rochelle862
Biggest movers since 1957
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,133Brigitte#1,904 → #771
  2. ↑ 760Samantha#1,754 → #994
  3. ↑ 709Selena#1,388 → #679
  4. ↑ 672Tambra#1,588 → #916
  5. ↑ 570Bridgette#1,274 → #704
Fallers
  1. ↓ 312Sarita#970 → #1,282
  2. ↓ 311Beryl#910 → #1,221
  3. ↓ 309Sherree#827 → #1,136
  4. ↓ 275Winnie#965 → #1,240
  5. ↓ 236Jacalyn#975 → #1,211

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

See the top 100 for 1958 →