Girls' name · peaked in 1910
Beatrice name popularity since 1925
97,123 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Beatrice. Half of them were born in 1941 or earlier, so the typical Beatrice is about 85 years old in 2026. Beatrice peaked in 1910 as the #36 name for girls, and it ranked #508 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 97,123
- Named Beatrice, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1910
- #36 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #508
- for girls in 2025 (583 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% girls
- 96,740 girls · 383 boys
- Most popular in
- New Mexico
- 2.36× its national share
Peak year is the year Beatrice made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Beatrice births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1925. Measured as a share of all babies, Beatrice peaked earlier, in 1910.
- Steepest fall: Between 1942 and 1947, Beatrice's share of baby girls fell by 37%, from 1 in 762 to 1 in 1,210.
- Fastest rise: Between 2010 and 2015, it became 1.7× more common, from 1 in 5,540 baby girls to 1 in 3,290.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Beatrice's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Beatrice.
Decade by decade
Babies named Beatrice in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 21,247 | 116 | – |
| 1930s | 23,714 | 165 | #107 |
| 1940s | 15,560 | 65 | #170 |
| 1950s | 10,745 | 23 | #259 |
| 1960s | 6,461 | 6 | #356 |
| 1970s | 3,266 | 0 | #536 |
| 1980s | 2,757 | 8 | #632 |
| 1990s | 2,383 | 0 | #949 |
| 2000s | 2,528 | 0 | #1,112 |
| 2010s | 4,836 | 0 | #570 |
| 2020–25 | 3,243 | 0 | #508 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
42.6% of babies named Beatrice from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Beatrice is most popular
The index compares Beatrice's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Beatrice.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | 2.36× | 1,226 |
| Mississippi | 2.26× | 2,576 |
| Hawaii | 2.16× | 636 |
| Maine | 1.86× | 748 |
| South Carolina | 1.74× | 2,296 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Beatrice's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Beatrice.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Beatrice (1910).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data