Fun Facts About the Name Beatrice
- An established favorite: Beatrice held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 45 consecutive years, from 1890 through 1934.
- More than 195 thousand babies named Beatrice: U.S. records list 195,647 babies given the name Beatrice from 1880 through 2025. Even 733 boys received the name Beatrice - about 1 boy for every 266 girls.
What Does the Name Beatrice Mean?
Beatrice comes from Latin Beatrix, a feminine name built on beatus, meaning "blessed" or "happy," plus the feminine agent ending -trix (the same ending seen in viatrix, a female traveler). Read literally, the name means "she who blesses" or "she who makes happy," which is usually given in short as "she who brings joy." Beatrix is the older Latin form; Beatrice is the Italian shape the name took.
Some older reference works gloss the name as "traveler" and link it to Latin viator. That is a folk etymology, a confusion with the separate name Viatrix; the derivation from beatus is the standard one.
Beatrice Name History & Origins
Beatrix is recorded in medieval Latin Europe, and the Italian form Beatrice appears in Italian usage in the Middle Ages. Its most famous literary association is Dante's Beatrice, the Florentine woman Beatrice Portinari (died 1290), whom Dante idealized and made his guide through Paradise in the Divine Comedy. That is a literary use of an existing name, not its beginning.
The name also entered English use in the Middle Ages and became widely familiar through Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, whose heroine Beatrice is the sharp-tongued cousin of Hero. A later prominent bearer was Princess Beatrice (1857 - 1944), the youngest child of Queen Victoria.
Related forms in other languages include Béatrice in French, Beatriz in Spanish and Portuguese, and the Italian short form Bice. The Latin Beatrix remains in use as an English and German form.
How Popular is the Name Beatrice?
Beatrice remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1890 to 1934. Its highest annual birth count was in 1921, and people born that year turn 105 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #508 | 583 | 0.0363% |
| 2024 | #579 | 518 | 0.0321% |
| 2023 | #588 | 509 | 0.0318% |
| 2022 | #554 | 548 | 0.0334% |
| 2021 | #564 | 542 | 0.0331% |
| 2020 | #552 | 538 | 0.0333% |
| 2019 | #556 | 547 | 0.0326% |
| 2018 | #570 | 542 | 0.0319% |
| 2017 | #559 | 548 | 0.0318% |
| 2016 | #557 | 560 | 0.0316% |
| 2015 | #569 | 542 | 0.0304% |
| 2014 | #599 | 491 | 0.0275% |
| 2013 | #587 | 485 | 0.0276% |
| 2012 | #697 | 404 | 0.0229% |
| 2011 | #702 | 396 | 0.0225% |
| 2010 | #837 | 321 | 0.0181% |
| 2009 | #851 | 327 | 0.0178% |
| 2008 | #837 | 338 | 0.0179% |
| 2007 | #896 | 308 | 0.0160% |
| 2006 | #961 | 272 | 0.0143% |
| 2005 | #1,111 | 213 | 0.0115% |
| 2004 | #1,008 | 234 | 0.0127% |
| 2003 | #1,065 | 210 | 0.0115% |
| 2002 | #1,107 | 190 | 0.0106% |
| 2001 | #985 | 218 | 0.0121% |
| 2000 | #970 | 218 | 0.0120% |
| 1999 | #1,035 | 196 | 0.0110% |
| 1998 | #936 | 220 | 0.0125% |
| 1997 | #1,050 | 182 | 0.0105% |
| 1996 | #913 | 215 | 0.0123% |
| 1995 | #950 | 198 | 0.0113% |
| 1994 | #872 | 224 | 0.0125% |
| 1993 | #775 | 266 | 0.0147% |
| 1992 | #740 | 286 | 0.0155% |
| 1991 | #696 | 306 | 0.0163% |
| 1990 | #720 | 290 | 0.0153% |
| 1989 | #670 | 303 | 0.0164% |
| 1988 | #671 | 287 | 0.0161% |
| 1987 | #837 | 209 | 0.0120% |
| 1986 | #701 | 258 | 0.0150% |
| 1985 | #632 | 294 | 0.0171% |
| 1984 | #705 | 235 | 0.0140% |
| 1983 | #669 | 257 | 0.0154% |
| 1982 | #622 | 289 | 0.0171% |
| 1981 | #550 | 338 | 0.0203% |
| 1980 | #635 | 287 | 0.0173% |
| 1979 | #625 | 280 | 0.0174% |
| 1978 | #585 | 293 | 0.0191% |
| 1977 | #599 | 284 | 0.0185% |
| 1976 | #582 | 282 | 0.0192% |
| 1975 | #536 | 322 | 0.0221% |
| 1974 | #527 | 317 | 0.0216% |
| 1973 | #519 | 327 | 0.0224% |
| 1972 | #537 | 310 | 0.0204% |
| 1971 | #467 | 428 | 0.0257% |
| 1970 | #478 | 423 | 0.0242% |
| 1969 | #462 | 438 | 0.0260% |
| 1968 | #426 | 493 | 0.0301% |
| 1967 | #417 | 503 | 0.0305% |
| 1966 | #369 | 602 | 0.0356% |
| 1965 | #358 | 640 | 0.0363% |
| 1964 | #373 | 651 | 0.0344% |
| 1963 | #354 | 718 | 0.0373% |
| 1962 | #349 | 737 | 0.0375% |
| 1961 | #341 | 768 | 0.0381% |
| 1960 | #311 | 910 | 0.0450% |
| 1959 | #310 | 885 | 0.0437% |
| 1958 | #304 | 876 | 0.0435% |
| 1957 | #284 | 984 | 0.0481% |
| 1956 | #270 | 1,007 | 0.0502% |
| 1955 | #259 | 1,038 | 0.0531% |
| 1954 | #248 | 1,083 | 0.0558% |
| 1953 | #243 | 1,095 | 0.0582% |
| 1952 | #225 | 1,223 | 0.0660% |
| 1951 | #214 | 1,283 | 0.0712% |
| 1950 | #210 | 1,271 | 0.0742% |
| 1949 | #203 | 1,340 | 0.0783% |
| 1948 | #191 | 1,433 | 0.0844% |
| 1947 | #188 | 1,465 | 0.0826% |
| 1946 | #180 | 1,463 | 0.0931% |
| 1945 | #170 | 1,358 | 0.1039% |
| 1944 | #156 | 1,579 | 0.1190% |
| 1943 | #152 | 1,756 | 0.1259% |
| 1942 | #146 | 1,771 | 0.1311% |
| 1941 | #143 | 1,665 | 0.1378% |
| 1940 | #140 | 1,730 | 0.1513% |
| 1939 | #136 | 1,778 | 0.1621% |
| 1938 | #125 | 1,910 | 0.1731% |
| 1937 | #120 | 1,987 | 0.1867% |
| 1936 | #121 | 1,955 | 0.1879% |
| 1935 | #107 | 2,243 | 0.2139% |
| 1934 | #99 | 2,410 | 0.2308% |
| 1933 | #94 | 2,410 | 0.2391% |
| 1932 | #87 | 2,787 | 0.2612% |
| 1931 | #85 | 2,844 | 0.2671% |
| 1930 | #76 | 3,390 | 0.3011% |
| 1929 | #72 | 3,574 | 0.3201% |
| 1928 | #70 | 3,923 | 0.3401% |
| 1927 | #67 | 4,240 | 0.3556% |
| 1926 | #58 | 4,518 | 0.3811% |
| 1925 | #50 | 4,992 | 0.4101% |
| 1924 | #50 | 5,271 | 0.4221% |
| 1923 | #46 | 5,464 | 0.4529% |
| 1922 | #43 | 5,476 | 0.4560% |
| 1921 | #41 | 5,968 | 0.4840% |
| 1920 | #41 | 5,804 | 0.4844% |
| 1919 | #41 | 5,856 | 0.5182% |
| 1918 | #40 | 5,907 | 0.5103% |
| 1917 | #39 | 5,839 | 0.5400% |
| 1916 | #38 | 5,586 | 0.5349% |
| 1915 | #37 | 5,342 | 0.5430% |
| 1914 | #38 | 4,232 | 0.5557% |
| 1913 | #37 | 3,567 | 0.5711% |
| 1912 | #37 | 3,205 | 0.5743% |
| 1911 | #37 | 2,522 | 0.6029% |
| 1910 | #36 | 2,459 | 0.6202% |
| 1909 | #38 | 2,105 | 0.6062% |
| 1908 | #40 | 1,997 | 0.5973% |
| 1907 | #44 | 1,858 | 0.5832% |
| 1906 | #45 | 1,679 | 0.5686% |
| 1905 | #45 | 1,661 | 0.5696% |
| 1904 | #45 | 1,549 | 0.5625% |
| 1903 | #49 | 1,439 | 0.5493% |
| 1902 | #49 | 1,429 | 0.5411% |
| 1901 | #53 | 1,183 | 0.4943% |
| 1900 | #56 | 1,382 | 0.4610% |
| 1899 | #56 | 1,061 | 0.4553% |
| 1898 | #60 | 1,122 | 0.4336% |
| 1897 | #68 | 942 | 0.4022% |
| 1896 | #70 | 870 | 0.3657% |
| 1895 | #73 | 814 | 0.3484% |
| 1894 | #76 | 684 | 0.3068% |
| 1893 | #85 | 564 | 0.2649% |
| 1892 | #90 | 541 | 0.2548% |
| 1891 | #91 | 485 | 0.2615% |
| 1890 | #98 | 417 | 0.2190% |
| 1889 | #108 | 352 | 0.1973% |
| 1888 | #116 | 316 | 0.1769% |
| 1887 | #116 | 262 | 0.1795% |
| 1886 | #137 | 192 | 0.1328% |
| 1885 | #133 | 188 | 0.1413% |
| 1884 | #136 | 167 | 0.1294% |
| 1883 | #146 | 126 | 0.1122% |
| 1882 | #144 | 123 | 0.1141% |
| 1881 | #156 | 87 | 0.0946% |
| 1880 | #154 | 87 | 0.0956% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | #5,683 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1960 | #3,693 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1956 | #2,811 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1955 | #2,778 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1950 | #3,728 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1947 | #2,889 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1944 | #2,650 | 8 | 0.0006% |
| 1943 | #1,990 | 14 | 0.0010% |
| 1942 | #1,871 | 15 | 0.0011% |
| 1941 | #2,342 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1940 | #2,337 | 10 | 0.0009% |
| 1939 | #1,644 | 17 | 0.0015% |
| 1938 | #1,746 | 16 | 0.0014% |
| 1937 | #2,095 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1936 | #2,070 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1935 | #2,140 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1934 | #1,728 | 17 | 0.0016% |
| 1933 | #2,106 | 12 | 0.0012% |
| 1932 | #1,358 | 26 | 0.0025% |
| 1931 | #1,364 | 26 | 0.0025% |
| 1930 | #1,972 | 15 | 0.0014% |
| 1929 | #1,340 | 28 | 0.0026% |
| 1928 | #1,418 | 27 | 0.0024% |
| 1927 | #1,803 | 19 | 0.0017% |
| 1926 | #1,730 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1925 | #1,631 | 22 | 0.0020% |
| 1924 | #2,138 | 15 | 0.0013% |
| 1923 | #1,758 | 20 | 0.0018% |
| 1922 | #1,506 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1921 | #1,480 | 26 | 0.0024% |
| 1920 | #1,702 | 21 | 0.0020% |
| 1919 | #2,523 | 11 | 0.0011% |
| 1918 | #1,409 | 26 | 0.0026% |
| 1917 | #1,447 | 24 | 0.0026% |
| 1916 | #1,776 | 17 | 0.0019% |
| 1915 | #1,463 | 22 | 0.0026% |
| 1914 | #1,696 | 14 | 0.0021% |
| 1913 | #1,504 | 13 | 0.0025% |
| 1912 | #1,627 | 10 | 0.0023% |
| 1911 | #1,123 | 10 | 0.0044% |
| 1910 | #869 | 13 | 0.0067% |
| 1909 | #844 | 12 | 0.0073% |
| 1908 | #888 | 10 | 0.0065% |
| 1906 | #858 | 9 | 0.0068% |
| 1905 | #794 | 10 | 0.0076% |
| 1903 | #1,021 | 6 | 0.0050% |
| 1902 | #870 | 8 | 0.0065% |
| 1900 | #748 | 12 | 0.0080% |
| 1899 | #945 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1896 | #1,118 | 5 | 0.0042% |
| 1892 | #1,081 | 5 | 0.0041% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Beatrice Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You can go to great heights and equally great depths. You are emotional and fixed in your opinions. You are hospitable, sentimental, often psychic, sometimes moody. You are ruled by love and the lack of it and feel a need to be encouraged and appreciated. You have an eventful, exciting life. You are versatile and have the ability to learn easily.
You desire to inspire and lead, to control other's affairs. You are giving, courageous and bold, action oriented,energetic and strong willed. You want to make a difference in the world, and this attitude often attracts you to cultural interests, politics, social issues, and the cultivation of your creative talents.
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