Bea
Girl name · #2217 in 2025 · Very rare
Bea is currently the #2217 girl name in the United States — 83 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #5288, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 21,687 girls born in 2025 was named Bea.
The 142-year story
Bea first appears in the Social Security records in 1883, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 89 babies and a rank of #2134. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Bea per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Bea in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Bea is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Bea will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Bea is most common
State-level data for Bea is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Nicknames & related forms of Bea
Bea belongs to the Beatrice family — closely related nicknames and spellings of the same name.
Counted as one name, the Beatrice family went to about 666 girls in 2025 — together they'd rank around #463, versus #2217 for Bea alone.
Names like Bea
Statistically, parents drawn to Bea tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Ryla, Zya, Lua, Koda, and Nara.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Bea | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | #2214 |
| 2024 | 89 | #2134 |
| 2023 | 71 | #2494 |
| 2022 | 63 | #2720 |
| 2021 | 54 | #3037 |
| 2020 | 50 | #3141 |
| 2019 | 48 | #3272 |
| 2018 | 50 | #3201 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3996 |
| 2016 | 48 | #3326 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5288 |
| 2014 | 39 | #3848 |
| 2013 | 23 | #5644 |
| 2012 | 22 | #5895 |
| 2011 | 15 | #7783 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6904 |
| 2009 | 24 | #5709 |
| 2008 | 20 | #6559 |
| 2007 | 12 | #9539 |
| 2006 | 18 | #6840 |
| 2005 | 12 | #8883 |
| 2004 | 7 | #12761 |
| 2003 | 8 | #11325 |
| 2001 | 10 | #9351 |
| 2000 | 5 | #15031 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Bea a popular girl name?
Bea ranked #2217 among girls in 2025 with 83 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #5288.
When was the name Bea most popular?
Bea peaked in 2024, when 89 American girls received the name (ranked #2134 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Bea?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 21,687 newborn American girls was named Bea. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.