Top Baby Names

Origin and Meaning of First Names.

Beatrix

Gender

Female

Origin

English
She Who Blesses
Latin
She who makes happy; she who brings happiness

Syllables

2

Alternate Spellings and Variants of Beatrix

Pronunciation

be(at)-rix

Famous People

Author Beatrix Potter, Fictional Character Beatrix Kiddo, Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands

Celebrity Babies

Daughter of Jodie Sweetin

Popularity in the USA

  • Girls: peak in 2019 (rank #984, 262 births); most recent 2025 (rank #1359, 162 births)
Births by year in the USA
YearGirls
2025162
2024163
2023160
2022196
2021220
2020200
2019262
2018211
2017216
2016212

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 2017 (rank #152, 360 births); most recent 2025 (rank #265, 173 births)
Births by year in England and Wales
YearGirls
2025173
2024209
2023223
2022264
2021314
2020310
2019308
2018344
2017360
2016330

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

  • Girls: peak in 1956 (rank #276, 81 births); most recent 2022 (rank #4627, 4 births)
Births by year in France
YearGirls
2023–
20224
20213
20208
2019–
20183
2017–
2016–
2015–
2014–

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 2020 (rank #485, 7 births); most recent 2025 (rank #850, 3 births)
Births by year in Ireland
YearGirls
20253
2024–
20233
20224
20214
20207
20196
2018–
20173
2016–

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 2016 (rank #240, 17 births); most recent 2024 (rank #431, 7 births)
Births by year in Scotland
YearGirls
2025–
20247
20238
20227
20215
20205
20195
20185
20177
201617

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 2017 (rank #263, 6 births); most recent 2022 (rank #354, 4 births)
Births by year in Northern Ireland
YearGirls
2025–
2024–
2023–
20224
2021–
2020–
20193
2018–
20176
2016–

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 2018 (rank #314, 12 births); most recent 2022 (rank #424, 8 births)
Births by year in British Columbia (Canada)
YearGirls
2023–
20228
20219
20207
20199
201812
20175
2016–
20156
2014–

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