Bea Girl
How popular is Bea?
#2,214 girl name in 2025
83 baby girls were named Bea in the US in 2025, making it the 2214th most popular girl name.
1,407living people named Bea (est.)
15median age of people named Bea
2,342babies named Bea since 1880
1 in 39,944US babies born in 2025
Bea popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,214 for girls (▼ 80 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 83 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+232% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #5,286 in 2015, #3,141 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2024 (89 girls) |
| Highest rank | #829 in 1908 |
| First recorded | 1883 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Bea is most popular
Babies named Bea per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (35 girls)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (45 girls)
- Ohio: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (16 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Bea by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 21 | #920 |
| 1890s | 38 | #1,122 |
| 1900s | 117 | #829 |
| 1910s | 224 | #970 |
| 1920s | 228 | #1,305 |
| 1930s | 216 | #1,182 |
| 1940s | 262 | #1,290 |
| 1950s | 169 | #2,120 |
| 1960s | 162 | #2,012 |
| 1970s | 27 | #5,530 |
| 1980s | 14 | #7,310 |
| 1990s | 13 | #10,116 |
| 2000s | 116 | #5,707 |
| 2010s | 325 | #3,200 |
| 2020s | 410 | #2,134 |
Girl names about as popular as Bea
Questions
- Is Bea a boy or girl name?
- Bea is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Bea were girls.
- How popular is the name Bea?
- 83 baby girls were named Bea in the US in 2025, making it the 2214th most popular girl name.
- When was Bea most popular?
- Bea peaked in 2024, when 89 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #829 in 1908.
- How many people are named Bea?
- 2,342 babies have been named Bea in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,407 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 15.
- Where is Bea most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Bea was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.