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 1996 and has been recorded in 25 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 685 babies (rank #80 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

9,521

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

685

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
1996	117	#305
1997	139	#272
1998	173	#237
1999	139	#270
2000	139	#277
2001	143	#271
2002	153	#258
2003	175	#249
2004	203	#224
2005	272	#185
2006	326	#163
2007	418	#133
2008	404	#132
2009	419	#129
2010	492	#116
2011	460	#126
2012	503	#114
2013	583	#95
2014	610	#91
2015	601	#93
2016	685	#80
2017	628	#84
2018	629	#84
2019	595	#90
2021	515	#99