Beatrice

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

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

Beatrice has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #36 (1910) · 194,920 babies named Beatrice all-time · 1 in 2,800 girls born in 2025.

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

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

Among 1,123 notable people named Beatrice:

Medical professionals appear 1.42× more often than among typical names — e.g. Beatrice M. Hinkle, American Jungian psychiatrist (1874–1953).

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