Beatrice

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Beatrice is a female given name. The English variant is derived from the French Béatrice, which came from the Latin Beatrix, which means "blessed one". Beatrice is also the Italian language version of Beatrix. The Spanish and Portuguese form is Beatriz.

From Wikipedia

Beatrice first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 487 babies (rank #51 that year). In 2024 it was given to 402 girls (rank #53). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Beatrice

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Beatrice yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

8,602

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

487

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Shakespeare: Beatrice — Much Ado About Nothing

Famous people named Beatrice

Beatrice Straightfilm actor · b. 1914
Beatrice Chebetathletics competitor · b. 2000
Beatrice Webbsuffragist · b. 1858
Beatrice Tinsleyuniversity teacher · b. 1941
Beatrice of Naplesqueen regnant · b. 1457

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	48	#519
1992	63	#430
1993	81	#352
1994	74	#334
1995	88	#325
1996	109	#270
1997	107	#267
1998	146	#203
1999	175	#173
2000	163	#178
2001	168	#175
2002	144	#187
2003	153	#180
2004	167	#162
2005	181	#162
2006	199	#145
2007	184	#168
2008	214	#140
2009	222	#138
2010	253	#115
2011	291	#98
2012	366	#70
2013	362	#74
2014	384	#72
2015	487	#51
2016	462	#56
2017	473	#51
2018	429	#60
2019	423	#58
2020	429	#57
2021	413	#62
2022	371	#63
2023	371	#61
2024	402	#53