Girls' name · peaked in 1993
Beatriz name popularity since 1925
17,779 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Beatriz. Half of them were born in 1990 or earlier, so the typical Beatriz is about 36 years old in 2026. Beatriz peaked in 1993 as the #490 name for girls, and it was outside the top 1,000 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,779
- Named Beatriz, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- Not top 1,000
- #1,704 for girls in 2025
- Girls / boys
- 99.7% girls
- 17,726 girls · 53 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 3.71× its national share
Peak year is the year Beatriz 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.
Beatriz births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1990. Measured as a share of all babies, Beatriz peaked in 1993.
- Fastest rise: Between 1986 and 1991, Beatriz became 2× more common, from 1 in 7,150 baby girls to 1 in 3,640.
- Steepest fall: Between 2007 and 2012, its share of baby girls fell by 40%, from 1 in 8,860 to 1 in 14,800.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Beatriz's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Beatriz.
Decade by decade
Babies named Beatriz 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 | 357 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 576 | 0 | #965 |
| 1940s | 543 | 0 | #1,049 |
| 1950s | 795 | 0 | #1,167 |
| 1960s | 1,452 | 6 | #816 |
| 1970s | 2,078 | 6 | #748 |
| 1980s | 2,986 | 28 | #701 |
| 1990s | 4,389 | 13 | #554 |
| 2000s | 2,531 | 0 | #1,034 |
| 2010s | 1,352 | 0 | #1,910 |
| 2020–25 | 667 | 0 | #1,704 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
34.1% of babies named Beatriz from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Beatriz is most popular
The index compares Beatriz'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 Beatriz.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 3.71× | 6,004 |
| Texas | 3.67× | 4,401 |
| Arizona | 1.98× | 393 |
| Florida | 1.93× | 1,067 |
| Illinois | 1.08× | 807 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Beatriz and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Beatriz (this page) | 17,726 | 1993 |
| Beatris | 1,145 | 1980 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Beatriz's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Beatriz.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Beatriz (1993).
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