A 1910s favorite, climbing again.
Popularity of Beatrice since 1880
Babies named Beatrice per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1921, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Beatrice's real moment was 1910.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,900 |
| 1890s | 7,500 |
| 1900s | 16,282 |
| 1910s | 44,515 |
| 1920s | 49,230 |
| 1930s | 23,714 |
| 1940s | 15,560 |
| 1950s | 10,745 |
| 1960s | 6,461 |
| 1970s | 3,266 |
| 1980s | 2,757 |
| 1990s | 2,383 |
| 2000s | 2,528 |
| 2010s | 4,836 |
| 2020s | 3,243 |
Meaning & origin
Beatrice exemplifies a classic revival. After peaking at rank 508 in 1910, Beatrice experienced a long decline, but since 1998 it has been rising steadily, reflecting renewed interest in vintage names. In 2025, 1 in 2757 girls received the name, marking a significant comeback. The name has been particularly favored in top states Delaware, Maine, and New Hampshire during its revival, aligning with broader trends toward traditional, literary names. Its enduring appeal owes much to Dante's Beatrice and the strength of nicknames like Bea and Trixie, which offer both formality and charm. For parents seeking a name with history, literary resonance, and a modern second life, Beatrice blends all three.
Beatrice derives from the Latin Viatrix, meaning 'traveler', later influenced by beatus ('blessed') to become Beatrix, 'she who brings happiness'. The name was borne by Dante's muse Beatrice Portinari, immortalized in 'La Vita Nuova' and 'The Divine Comedy', and has been used across Europe since the Middle Ages. In English-speaking countries, it was particularly popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with a revival beginning in the late 1990s.
Where Beatrice is most popular
Births per 100,000 girls by state. Press play or drag the slider to watch it move across the decades. The lightest shade means too few recorded births.
“Beatrice” around the world
Where Beatrice lands in the latest official birth statistics abroad, matched to the U.S. spelling.
France
35
babies in 2024
Ireland
13
babies in 2025
New Zealand
10
babies in 2025
Quebec
#8
in 2025
Sources: INSEE (France) · CSO Ireland (Ireland) · NZ Dept of Internal Affairs (New Zealand) · Retraite Québec (Quebec).
Nicknames & variants
Nicknames: Bea, Trixie, Bee, Tris
Sibling names for Beatrice
Names that share Beatrice's style, for a brother or sister.
Sisters: Alice, Vera, Clara, Eleanor, Audrey, Adelaide, Agnes, Arabella, Bernice, Dorothea, Edith, Elaine, Elinor, Eugenia, Florence, Geraldine, Gertrude, Gladys, Hattie, Imogene, Irene, Josephine, Margaret, Priscilla, Silvia, Vivienne, Adele, Adelle, Agatha, Bertie, Blanch, Cecily, Clair, Clarice, Clementina, Clementine, Cordelia, Edwina, Edythe, Eleanore, Ernestine, Ethel, Ethelyn, Flossie, Freda, Griselda, Harriette, Hortense, Jemima, Letitia, Lorine, Lottie, Lucinda, Madeleine, Madge, Magdalene, Margret, Margurite, Mathilda, Matilda, Millicent, Pearline, Philippa, Portia, Rosalind, Sybil, Teressa, Theodora, Thomasina, Ursula, Winifred, Adelene, Allean, Annice, Annis, Ardath, Arletha, Burnice, Charlsie, Chesley, Cicely, Dallis, Delories, Dorthea, Elenore, Elinore, Erline, Ethelene, Ethyl, Evaline, Eveline, Evelyne, Florrie, Gladis, Hildegarde, Hildred, Honora, Jacquetta, Julieanne, Madaline, Madelon, Madlyn, Mafalda, Magdaline, Margaretta, Mathilde, Otilia, Pricilla, Regenia, Rosaline, Rosamond, Theadora, Theressa, Thomasine, Trudie, Winnifred, Adalaide, Adalene, Agness, Annora, Audery, Benedetta, Bernadene, Charlcie, Claris, Clarise, Clemence, Clotilda, Devera, Dorethea, Dorothe, Dorothey, Dorothie, Emanuela, Emiline, Ethelda, Etheleen, Ethlyn, Euphemia, Florentine, Florice, Geraline, Hellon, Hilaria, Hildreth, Joesphine, Laretta, Lauraine, Leanore, Lorain, Lucrezia, Madeliene, Magaret, Magdeline, Margaree, Margart, Marget, Margorie, Marilena, Maudine, Maybelline, Merline, Meryle, Noralee, Raffaella, Rosalea, Roselind, Rosellen, Rosemond, Rosiland, Sylvania, Terressa, Thressa, Veatrice, Wallis, Wilhelmenia, Adelise, Aleatha, Alexina, Alizon, Alyene, Anthonia, Arthurine, Athalie, Berline, Charma, Charolett, Claramae, Clariece, Clorine, Clothilde, Dorthie, Edithe, Edwinna, Edyth, Elanore, Ellenora, Ellenore, Emelda, Ernesteen, Ethelmae, Ethelyne, Federica, Floella, Florance, Francenia, Gertrue, Girtrude, Grisel, Grizelda, Gwendolyne, Haroldine, Hellena, Jilda, Josphine, Katherina, Lavora, Lucyle, Mabell, Madline, Marguarite, Margurette, Maryon, Maudry, Mayetta, Regine, Rosamary, Rosamund, Victoriana, Willoughby, Wretha, Barabara, Eithel, Glayds, Adlean, Alleyne, Amabel, Analysse, Benedicta, Bernetha, Bessye, Delrose, Doryce, Eddith, Edwyna, Elener, Elgene, Ellinore, Emmogene, Ermalee, Flornce, Gaytha, Geneive, Geraldin, Gerarda, Gladyes, Grettell, Hazelene, Iness, Isobelle, Katheren, Laetitia, Margerie, Margree, Marjoria, Milicent, Nelsie, Pearlina, Phillipa, Raymonda, Rosalynd, Rosemaria, Roslind, Ruthel, Thedora
Brothers: Leo, Henry, Oliver, Jasper, Arthur, Alfred, Augustus, Clifton, Edmond, Franklin, Frederick, Harry, Hubert, Lawrence, Louis, Maurice, Milton, Reginald, Roderick, Roland, Vernon, Walter, Wilbert, Wilbur, Wilfred, Alphonse, Ambrose, Archibald, Augustine, Basil, Bertrand, Chauncey, Clement, Cornelius, Dante, Dudley, Everette, Ferdinand, Fredric, Gaylord, Granville, Hamilton, Lambert, Laurance, Lenard, Linwood, Maynard, Newton, Normand, Orrin, Orvil, Osborne, Percy, Randolph, Rolland, Rupert, Seymour, Sheldon, Sterling, Steward, Sylvester, Talmadge, Thaddeus, Theadore, Waldo, Walton, Westley, Wilber, Wilburn, Winfred, Anthoney, Artis, Augustin, Barrington, Bartley, Benedict, Carleton, Clarance, Clive, Cornelious, Curtiss, Dashiell, Dolphus, Durward, Eldred, Fitzgerald, Gamaliel, Godfrey, Hillard, Hilliard, Leopold, Leverne, Mortimer, Neville, Oris, Oswald, Prentiss, Raynard, Richmond, Silvester, Spurgeon, Stafford, Thurston, Ventura, Virgilio, Wendall, Wilfrid, Wyman, Adelard, Albertus, Alphonsus, Amedeo, Armstead, Aurthur, Baldwin, Beauden, Blase, Bufford, Burtis, Cesare, Denys, Derwood, Duard, Edger, Eldrick, Esmond, Eustace, Fortunato, Freddrick, Frederico, Glenford, Guilford, Hervey, Holmes, Humphrey, Hurbert, Keene, Lavere, Legrand, Lenoard, Linville, Lorence, Montague, Omero, Overton, Philbert, Radford, Raiford, Raymund, Raynold, Reginold, Rutherford, Sewell, Thadeus, Theordore, Toussaint, Umberto, Waldon, Wilbern, Wilferd, Windle, Winthrop, Balthazar, Barnaby, Belford, Blease, Burdett, Cederick, Clayburn, Deroy, Dozier, Everard, Ferdinando, Fitzhugh, Fitzroy, Gervase, Gervis, Gifford, Gladstone, Gurney, Harles, Horatio, Huber, Jeoffrey, Jeorge, Jerrard, Jervis, Ladislaus, Ledford, Mance, Milbert, Murvin, Ormand, Osborn, Osmond, Randolf, Rawleigh, Renald, Richerd, Robley, Romualdo, Samuele, Seymore, Stanely, Talbot, Waldron, Wilborn, Wilkins, Williard, Wilmont, Zebastian, Alcee, Boniface, Ellard, Eugean, Aldous, Aloysuis, Bartow, Bertran, Carless, Cederic, Coolidge, Cranston, Deloyd, Denman, Densil, Durant, Edman, Erasmus, Ethelbert, Gerrald, Giordano, Halford, Harbert, Hubbert, Lawarence, Laymond, Lional, Lionardo, Lorance, Montford, Mort, Nester, Nolton, Pelham, Phinneas, Romuald, Sargent, Sebert, Slyvester, Thoms, Tilford, Tillmon, Tristram, Velton, Willford
Names like Beatrice
Names whose popularity has moved with Beatrice's over the last 50 years.
