Beatriz
Beatriz was the 1704th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 120 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 470th with 521 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 206 places. More babies were named Beatriz in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Beatrice) she who makes happy · Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #1,704 girls, up 41 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 120girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1990521 babies
- Total since 1880
- 18,448babies recorded
What does the name Beatriz mean?
Beatriz is a spelling of Beatrice, pronounced the same way, so it shares Beatrice's meaning and origin.
Beatrice comes from Latin Beatrix, a name of early Christian saints. DMNES glosses beatrix as "she who blesses, makes happy, delights," from beatus, blessed or happy. Wiktionary gives a second possibility: the name may first have been Viatrix, female traveler, reshaped to look like beatus. DMNES lists a fourth-century martyr and many medieval queens and saints named Beatrice, and records the name in England from the 12th century.
beatrix (Latin, “she who makes happy”)beatus (Latin, “blessed, happy”)viatrix (Latin, “female traveler (alternative source)”)
How sure is this? Probable. DMNES gives the 'makes happy' reading; Wiktionary allows that Beatrix may be reshaped from Viatrix.
Related names: Beatrix, Bea, Bee, Beatriz, Trixie.
See also: Latin names, names that mean joy.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Beatrice', DMNES (Durham University)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Beatrice' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
Beatriz popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 53 since 1968.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,704 | 120 |
| 2020 | #1,745 | 115 |
| 2010 | #1,482 | 152 |
| 2000 | #676 | 357 |
| 1990 | #470 | 521 |
| 1980 | #694 | 246 |
| 1970 | #715 | 215 |
| 1960 | #1,103 | 95 |
| 1950 | #1,136 | 66 |
| 1940 | #989 | 52 |
| 1930 | #769 | 84 |
| 1920 | #1,051 | 50 |
| 1910 | #1,216 | 14 |
| 1900 | #1,329 | 9 |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Beatriz, counting every spelling?
Beatriz is a spelling of Beatrice, a name family that ranked #453 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,704 for Beatriz on its own. Together these spellings went to 703 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beatrice | 583 | #508 | 2,705 |
| Beatriz | 120 | #1,704 | 552 |
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 Beatriz?
120 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Beatriz (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Beatriz 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 70 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Beatriz.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Beatriz?
About 16,000 people born in the US named Beatriz are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 25 and 48. That makes Beatriz mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Beatriz by state
How common Beatriz was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Massachusetts (4.4×), Florida (2.0×), New Jersey (1.9×), California (1.8×). In 41 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 Beatriz: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Beatriz, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Beatriz
What does Beatriz mean?
Beatriz is a spelling of Beatrice, which means “she who makes happy” (Latin origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Beatriz?
Beatriz was the 1704th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 120 babies. Its best year was 1990, when it ranked 470th with 521 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved up 206 places. More babies were named Beatriz in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Beatriz a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Beatriz in the US.
Where is Beatriz most popular?
In 2021–2025, Beatriz was most common in Massachusetts (0.30 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and New Jersey.