Beatrice

Spellings & scripts●

Locally spelled Beatriz in AR Argentina, BR Brazil, MX Mexico and 11 more and Beatrix in HU Hungary.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 11 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Beatrice is also recorded as 7 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Swahili given name343K records spelled Beatrice6 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Kenya, Ghana, United States, Zambia

  Languages: Swahili, Akan, Southern Sotho

  Also written Béatrice

• a separate given name35K records spelled Beatrice7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, United Kingdom, Italy, Canada

  Also written Béatrice, Bea-Trice, Beatriçe, Beatričė, Beatriče

• Finnish given name11K records spelled Beatrice4 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Finland, Hungary, United States, Switzerland

  Languages: Finnish, Hungarian, Estonian

  Also written Béatrice

• French (Côte d’Ivoire) given name8.9K records spelled Beatrice2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Côte d’Ivoire

  Also written Béatrice

• Romanian given name3.2K records spelled Beatrice3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Romania, United States, Italy, Spain

  Also written Béatrice

• Greek given name1.8K records spelled Beatrice7 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Greece, United States, Tanzania, Italy

  Also written Béatrice, Bèatrice, Μπεατρίς, Μπεατριτσε, Μπεατρις

• Catalan given name862 records spelled Beatrice2 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Spain

  Also written Béatrice

68 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Beatrice is also recorded in 5 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In English, Latin; "blessed one," "she who brings joy". Variant: Beatrix, name of a 4th-century saint.

  as a name·Baby names, 25,350 baby names nicknames for your family, friends pets, including the top 100 names, 2,000 most popular…

• In English, from OF Beatris, Bietriz; first attested Richard filius Beatricie 1212 Cur (Yorkshire)

  as a name·A Dictionary of English Surnames

• The Italian form of the name Beatrix. The name is sometimes used in Ireland, and means ‘happy’. Bec [Beag] (m) ‘small’. The name, or perhaps the nickname of an early Irish saint known as ‘the Prophet’. Becan [Beacan] (m) ‘little one’. St Becan founded a monastery in Westmeath in the sixth century. Beheen [Baothin] (m) A diminutive of baoth, ‘fool’.

  as a name·Irish first names

• In English, relationship name from the Middle English and Old French female personal name Beatris, Bietriz. This is the name of a 4th-century saint, originally Viatrix ‘(female) wayfarer’, altered to resemble beatus ‘blessed’.

  as a name·The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland

• Italian and French form of Beatrix, occasionally used in England during the Middle Ages, and strongly revived in the 19th century. It is most famous as the name of Dante’s beloved. Short forms: Bea, Bee. Pet forms: Beat(t)ie.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

US SSA — National Baby Names (1880–present) — 146 years between 1880–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Béatrice of Vermandoisb. 880French queen consort
• Beatrice Cencib. 1577ITItalian noblewoman and murderer
• Mary of Modenab. 1658ITnot in their usual nameQueen consort of England (1685-1688)
• Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdomb. 1857GByoungest child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert (1857–1944)
• Beatrice Straightb. 1914USAmerican actress (1914-2001)
• Bea Arthurb. 1922USnot in their usual nameAmerican actress and comedienne (1922–2009)
• Stephanie Beatrizb. 1981ARnot in their usual nameArgentine-American actress
• Lily Allenb. 1985GBnot in their usual nameBritish singer and actress
• Princess Beatrice of Yorkb. 1988GBelder daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson
• Bea Millerb. 1999USnot in their usual nameAmerican singer

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 971 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Beatrice?

We estimate roughly 801 thousand people bear Beatrice (counting its spellings and scripts) across 9 countries in our records.

In which country does Beatrice have the most bearers?

Beatrice is most frequently recorded in Argentina, where it is most often spelled beatriz.

How common is Beatrice compared with other names?

In Argentina, Beatrice is the 8th most common given name of 517,176 given names recorded there.

Is Beatrice a male or female name?

Beatrice is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Beatrice mean?

Recorded meaning: Italian form of Beatrix; used in Ireland, meaning 'happy'.