Bea
Bea was the 2218th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 834th; the most babies were born in 2024 (89). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,098 places. More babies were named Bea in the 2020s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,218 girls, up 932 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 83girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202489 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,342babies recorded
Bea popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,218 | 83 |
| 2020 | #3,150 | 50 |
| 2010 | #6,950 | 18 |
| 2000 | #15,365 | 5 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | #9,198 | 6 |
| 1970 | #8,090 | 5 |
| 1960 | #2,017 | 32 |
| 1950 | #2,548 | 16 |
| 1940 | #1,523 | 26 |
| 1930 | #1,536 | 26 |
| 1920 | #1,959 | 20 |
| 1910 | #974 | 20 |
| 1900 | #1,745 | 6 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Bea, counting every spelling?
Bea is the most common spelling of a name family that had 91 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 91 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bea | 83 | #2,218 | 360 |
| Bee | 8 | #11,095 | 46 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Bea?
83 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bea (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bea born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 101 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bea?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Bea are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 5 and 66. That makes Bea mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Bea by state
How common Bea was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New York (2.0×). In 46 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bea: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bea, they share its era and feel.
Bea is also a nickname for Beatrice.
Questions about the name Bea
How popular is the name Bea?
Bea was the 2218th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 83 babies. Its best year was 1908, when it ranked 834th; the most babies were born in 2024 (89). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,098 places. More babies were named Bea in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Bea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bea in the US.
Where is Bea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Bea was most common in New York (0.09 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Ohio.