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#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201955peak #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 1955

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedAKMaine: #249 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,891 girlsMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedWAIdaho: 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: #311 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 3,033 girlsMNIllinois: #299 for girls · 38 births · 1 in 2,652 girlsILWisconsin: #389 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 5,209 girlsWIMichigan: #289 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 2,632 girlsMINew York: #266 for girls · 85 births · 1 in 1,922 girlsNYMassachusetts: #314 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 4,672 girlsMARhode Island: #185 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 1,404 girlsRIOregon: 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: #240 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,855 girlsINOhio: #292 for girls · 39 births · 1 in 2,615 girlsOHPennsylvania: #231 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 1,683 girlsPANew Jersey: #217 for girls · 34 births · 1 in 1,577 girlsNJConnecticut: #290 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 2,876 girlsCTCalifornia: #301 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 2,150 girlsCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedUTColorado: #368 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 2,981 girlsCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedNEMissouri: #258 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 2,176 girlsMOKentucky: #371 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 3,736 girlsKYWest Virginia: #164 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 1,092 girlsWVVirginia: #241 for girls · 25 births · 1 in 1,638 girlsVAMaryland: #253 for girls · 15 births · 1 in 1,915 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedDEArizona: #251 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,203 girlsAZNew Mexico: #124 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 449 girlsNMKansas: #375 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 3,616 girlsKSArkansas: #140 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 719 girlsARTennessee: #274 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 2,135 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #203 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 1,238 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #185 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 923 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: #222 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,326 girlsDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Beatrice, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #269 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 1,634 girlsLAMississippi: #133 for girls · 48 births · 1 in 573 girlsMSAlabama: #209 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,169 girlsALGeorgia: #266 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 1,771 girlsGAHawaii: #282 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 1,211 girlsHITexas: #153 for girls · 147 births · 1 in 761 girlsTXFlorida: #220 for girls · 31 births · 1 in 1,278 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. New Mexico#124 · 1 in 449
  2. Mississippi#133 · 1 in 573
  3. Arkansas#140 · 1 in 719
  4. Texas#153 · 1 in 761
  5. West Virginia#164 · 1 in 1,092

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New Mexico#124241 in 449
Mississippi#133481 in 573
Arkansas#140261 in 719
Texas#1531471 in 761
West Virginia#164181 in 1,092
Rhode Island#18561 in 1,404
South Carolina#185311 in 923
North Carolina#203421 in 1,238
Alabama#209311 in 1,169
New Jersey#217341 in 1,577
Florida#220311 in 1,278
District of Columbia#222101 in 1,326
Pennsylvania#231671 in 1,683
Indiana#240261 in 1,855
Virginia#241251 in 1,638
Maine#24951 in 1,891
Arizona#251101 in 1,203
Maryland#253151 in 1,915
Missouri#258201 in 2,176
Georgia#266261 in 1,771
New York#266851 in 1,922
Louisiana#269231 in 1,634
Tennessee#274181 in 2,135
Hawaii#28251 in 1,211
Michigan#289341 in 2,632
Connecticut#29081 in 2,876
Ohio#292391 in 2,615
Illinois#299381 in 2,652
California#301681 in 2,150
Minnesota#311121 in 3,033
Massachusetts#314111 in 4,672
Colorado#36861 in 2,981
Kentucky#37191 in 3,736
Kansas#37561 in 3,616
Wisconsin#38981 in 5,209
Alaska
Delaware
Idaho
Iowa
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
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
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 1955

girls
#259
1,038 births · 1 in 1,884 girls
boys
#2,764
9 births · 1 in 228,877 boys

Top girls' names in 1955

  1. #1Mary63,174
  2. #2Deborah52,318
  3. #3Linda51,300
  4. #4Debra50,563
  5. #5Susan47,418
  6. #6Patricia46,226
  7. #7Barbara33,617
  8. #8Karen33,217
  9. #9Nancy30,023
  10. #10Donna27,940
  11. #259Beatrice1,038

Top boys' names in 1955

  1. #1Michael88,355
  2. #2David86,306
  3. #3James84,186
  4. #4Robert83,758
  5. #5John80,128
  6. #6William59,990
  7. #7Richard53,566
  8. #8Thomas45,855
  9. #9Mark42,255
  10. #10Steven37,847
  11. #2,764Beatrice9
More about 1955

girls

1,955,277 girls got a published name in 1955; 1 in 1,884 of them was named Beatrice, which outranked 96.2% of the 6,732 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beatrice
  1. #256Bernice1,045
  2. #257Eleanor1,043
  3. #258Francine1,042
  4. #259Beatrice1,038
  5. #260Gale1,030
  6. #260Heidi1,030
  7. #262Alicia1,029
Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. 793Athena#1,505#712
  2. 675Desiree#984#309
  3. 661Roni#1,197#536
  4. 630Gisele#1,444#814
  5. 593Carmel#1,422#829
Fallers
  1. 514Valinda#806#1,320
  2. 378Elouise#969#1,347
  3. 287Veda#831#1,118
  4. 275Drema#978#1,253
  5. 264Brooke#965#1,229

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

boys

2,059,889 boys got a published name in 1955; 1 in 228,877 of them was named Beatrice, which outranked 37.2% of the 4,400 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 32.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Beatrice
  1. #2,558Yosef10
  2. #2,558Ysidro10
  3. #2,558Zev10
  4. #2,764Beatrice9
  5. #2,764Acy9
  6. #2,764Aldon9
  7. #2,764Aldrich9
  8. #2,964Abelino8
  9. #2,964Adams8
  10. #2,964Admiral8

Tied with 199 names at #2,764; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1954
Risers
  1. 808Davy#1,333#525
  2. 326Wyatt#985#659
  3. 323Moises#1,311#988
  4. 296Tad#1,068#772
  5. 286Rhett#1,122#836
Fallers
  1. 738Rahn#908#1,646
  2. 415Ricci#739#1,154
  3. 321Meredith#952#1,273
  4. 309Michial#985#1,294
  5. 282Arvin#973#1,255

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

See the top 100 for 1955