Beatrice
Girl nameBeatrice has been given to 195,653 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1921 and currently ranks #508 for girls (2025).
Meaning & origin /ˈbɪətɹɪs/
Either 1) from the Latin Beatrix, name of early Christian saints, from beatrix (“she who makes happy”), or 2) from beata, influenced by viatrix (“female wayfarer, traveller”).
Origin: Latin
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Popularity over time births per year, 1880–2025
Total babies
195,653
Peak year
1921 (5,994 babies)
Rank in 2025
#508 for girls
First recorded
1880
10-year trend
▲ +8%
Gender split
100% girls / 0% boys
Famous people named Beatrice
Bea Arthur
American actress and comedienne (1922–2009)
Princess Beatrice of York
Elder daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
Youngest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (1857–1944)
Beatrice Chebet
Kenyan long-distance runner born 2000
Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).
Names with a similar vibe
Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Beatrice.
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