Bee
Bee was the 11095th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 829th; the most babies were born in 1917 (27). More babies were named Bee in the 1910s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,095 girls, up 159 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 8girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 191727 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,700babies recorded
Bee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,095 | — | 8 | — |
| 2020 | #11,254 | — | 8 | — |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 | — | #9,206 | — | 6 |
| 1990 | #7,938 | #1,974 | 10 | 38 |
| 1980 | #10,540 | #1,696 | 5 | 34 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — | — | — |
| 1930 | — | #3,045 | — | 8 |
| 1920 | #2,478 | #2,058 | 14 | 16 |
| 1910 | #1,344 | #1,206 | 12 | 8 |
| 1900 | #1,056 | #843 | 13 | 10 |
| 1890 | #1,111 | #746 | 7 | 8 |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Bee, counting every spelling?
Bee is a spelling of Bea, 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 Bee?
8 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Bee (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Bee 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 1,057 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Bee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Bee?
About 200 people born in the US named Bee are alive today, with a median age of 35; half are between 6 and 43. That makes Bee mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. 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.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Bee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Bee, they share its era and feel.
Bee is also a nickname for Beatrice.
Questions about the name Bee
How popular is the name Bee?
Bee was the 11095th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 8 babies. Its best year was 1883, when it ranked 829th; the most babies were born in 1917 (27). More babies were named Bee in the 1910s than in any other decade.
Is Bee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Bee in the US.