Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Beatrice

Gender

Male

Origin

Latin
Bringer Of Joy
Bringer of joy; Author Beatrix Potter is well remembered for the joy she brought countless children with her Peter Rabbit and other classic characters.
Italian

Syllables

2

Themes

  • Shakespearean

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Beatrice

Famous People

French actress Béatrice Dalle

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Alan Alda, Daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson, Daughter of Emma Samms and John Holloway, Daughter of Paul McCartney and Heather Mills, Daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson

Popularity in the USA

  • Boys: peak in 1929 (rank #1339, 28 births); most recent 1989 (rank #5614, 8 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1921 (rank #41, 5,968 births); most recent 2025 (rank #508, 583 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearBoysGirls
2025–583
2024–518
2023–509
2022–548
2021–542
2020–538
2019–547
2018–542
2017–548
2016–560

Top girl names · Top boy names in the USA (2025)

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA), national baby names data (public domain). This site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SSA. Data years: 1880 to 2025. Original data

Popularity in England and Wales

  • Girls: peak in 2016 (rank #80, 685 births); most recent 2025 (rank #121, 401 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025401
2024425
2023409
2022484
2021515
2020467
2019595
2018629
2017628
2016685

Top girl names · Top boy names in England and Wales (2025)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Baby names in England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1996 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in France

  • Boys: peak in 1950 (rank #773, 5 births); most recent 1952 (rank #991, 3 births)
  • Girls: peak in 1963 (rank #18, 6,209 births); most recent 2023 (rank #643, 65 births)
Births by year in France
YearBoysGirls
2023–65
2022–59
2021–66
2020–71
2019–62
2018–56
2017–65
2016–52
2015–58
2014–46

Top girl names · Top boy names in France (2023)

Source: INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (last updated 8 July 2024), used under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0. Changes: names are shown in title case, and spellings that differ only by accents are counted together. Data years: 1900 to 2023. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2015 (rank #215, 24 births); most recent 2025 (rank #308, 13 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
202513
202414
202310
202218
202115
202012
201920
201813
201719
201614

Top girl names · Top boy names in Ireland (2025)

Source: Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland, Irish Babies' Names (tables VSA50 and VSA60), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Changes: spellings that differ only by accents (for example Rian and Rían) are counted together. Data years: 1964 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Scotland

  • Girls: peak in 2017 (rank #264, 15 births); most recent 2025 (rank #324, 10 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
202510
20246
20238
20223
20219
202013
201912
20186
201715
201615

Top girl names · Top boy names in Scotland (2025)

Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS), Babies' First Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1974 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in Northern Ireland

  • Girls: peak in 2011 (rank #224, 8 births); most recent 2025 (rank #397, 3 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
20253
20243
2023–
2022–
20214
20207
20195
2018–
2017–
20163

Top girl names · Top boy names in Northern Ireland (2025)

Source: Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA), Baby Names. © Crown copyright. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data years: 1997 to 2025. Original data · Licence

Popularity in British Columbia (Canada)

  • Girls: peak in 1931 (rank #50, 23 births); most recent 2023 (rank #321, 10 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
202310
202210
202111
20209
201911
201810
201714
201613
201513
201415

Top girl names · Top boy names in British Columbia (Canada) (2023)

Source: British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency, Most popular baby names for the past 100 years. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia. Changes: names are shown in title case. Data years: 1924 to 2023. Original data · Licence