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Bea

Girl

Meaning of Bea: Latin: 'bringer of joy'

Bea is a girl's name most strongly associated with Latin naming. It has 3 letters and 1 syllable, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2140th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 1097th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2140

83 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#1097

31 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

2,342

First recorded 1883 · peak 2024

Trend

rising

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 8 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 0 babies1994: 0 babies1995: 0 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 8 babies1999: 0 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 10 babies2002: 0 babies2003: 8 babies2004: 7 babies2005: 12 babies2006: 18 babies2007: 12 babies2008: 20 babies2009: 24 babies2010: 18 babies20102011: 15 babies2012: 22 babies2013: 23 babies2014: 39 babies2015: 25 babies2016: 48 babies2017: 37 babies2018: 50 babies2019: 48 babies2020: 50 babies20202021: 54 babies2022: 63 babies2023: 71 babies2024: 89 babies2025: 83 babies
US babies named Bea per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 89.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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