Beatrice

“She who makes happy; blessed; traveler” — Latin via French origin

Girl's name · #508 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Beatrice was #36 in 1910, slipped to #1112 by 2005, and has climbed back to #508 today. About 195,000 girls have carried it since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Beatrice's short forms are Bea, Bebe, Bee, and Trixie.

Around the world: #6 in Italy (2024) · #53 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 35 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Beatrices

Beatrice Straight — American actress (1914-2001)
Beatrice Chebet — Kenyan long-distance runner born 2000
Beatrice Webb — English sociologist, economist, socialist, and social reformer (1858–1943)
Beatrice Tinsley — New Zealand astronomer (1941–1981)
Beatrice Portinari — Dante's muse

In stories & tradition

Beatrice Baudelaire — A Series of Unfortunate Events · Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Beatrice — Much Ado About Nothing
Beatrice Simmons — The Simpsons

What Beatrices become

Among 1,568 notable people named Beatrice:

Artists & writers appear 1.27× more often than among typical names — e.g. Beatrice Wood, American artist (1893-1998).

Similar names: Bea · Louise · Beatrix · Clarice · Maxine · Florence

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