English Wiktionary account
Source-reportedShortening of Beáta or Beatrix.
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- Wiktionary: BeaCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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01 / Meaning & origin
Bea is a feminine given name documented in English, Spanish, Dutch and 1 other language. English Wiktionary records an etymology for it.
2 source accounts
Shortening of Beáta or Beatrix.
Shortening of Beatrix or its nativised variant Beatrijs; in some cases it may be a shortening of Beata or Beate, although this name is rather uncommon in Belgium and especially the Netherlands.
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United States, 2025: 83 girls (rank 2214). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Bea
Recorded category girls
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | 5 | 920 | observed |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | 5 | 1,108 | observed |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | 6 | 1,136 | observed |
| 1889 | 5 | 1,279 | observed |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | 5 | 1,450 | observed |
| 1893 | 6 | 1,277 | observed |
| 1894 | 7 | 1,237 | observed |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | 9 | 1,122 | observed |
| 1897 | 6 | 1,385 | observed |
| 1898 | 5 | 1,700 | observed |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | 6 | 1,723 | observed |
| 1901 | 5 | 1,679 | observed |
| 1902 | 8 | 1,320 | observed |
| 1903 | 9 | 1,204 | observed |
| 1904 | 7 | 1,486 | observed |
| 1905 | 13 | 1,057 | observed |
| 1906 | 13 | 1,043 | observed |
| 1907 | 15 | 990 | observed |
| 1908 | 22 | 829 | observed |
| 1909 | 19 | 935 | observed |
| 1910 | 20 | 970 | observed |
| 1911 | 11 | 1,450 | observed |
| 1912 | 17 | 1,297 | observed |
| 1913 | 25 | 1,091 | observed |
| 1914 | 28 | 1,147 | observed |
| 1915 | 24 | 1,475 | observed |
| 1916 | 21 | 1,689 | observed |
| 1917 | 27 | 1,431 | observed |
| 1918 | 30 | 1,411 | observed |
| 1919 | 21 | 1,801 | observed |
| 1920 | 20 | 1,952 | observed |
| 1921 | 31 | 1,476 | observed |
| 1922 | 18 | 2,109 | observed |
| 1923 | 36 | 1,305 | observed |
| 1924 | 20 | 1,992 | observed |
| 1925 | 22 | 1,847 | observed |
| 1926 | 23 | 1,772 | observed |
| 1927 | 25 | 1,669 | observed |
| 1928 | 11 | 2,768 | observed |
| 1929 | 22 | 1,704 | observed |
| 1930 | 26 | 1,535 | observed |
| 1931 | 18 | 1,876 | observed |
| 1932 | 15 | 2,130 | observed |
| 1933 | 23 | 1,552 | observed |
| 1934 | 14 | 2,187 | observed |
| 1935 | 22 | 1,606 | observed |
| 1936 | 28 | 1,375 | observed |
| 1937 | 19 | 1,784 | observed |
| 1938 | 38 | 1,182 | observed |
| 1939 | 13 | 2,300 | observed |
| 1940 | 26 | 1,518 | observed |
| 1941 | 34 | 1,310 | observed |
| 1942 | 31 | 1,471 | observed |
| 1943 | 40 | 1,291 | observed |
| 1944 | 20 | 1,916 | observed |
| 1945 | 28 | 1,543 | observed |
| 1946 | 27 | 1,723 | observed |
| 1947 | 17 | 2,448 | observed |
| 1948 | 28 | 1,778 | observed |
| 1949 | 11 | 3,176 | observed |
| 1950 | 16 | 2,535 | observed |
| 1951 | 13 | 2,937 | observed |
| 1952 | 10 | 3,552 | observed |
| 1953 | 11 | 3,480 | observed |
| 1954 | 9 | 3,967 | observed |
| 1955 | 9 | 4,069 | observed |
| 1956 | 20 | 2,530 | observed |
| 1957 | 27 | 2,121 | observed |
| 1958 | 26 | 2,209 | observed |
| 1959 | 28 | 2,152 | observed |
| 1960 | 32 | 2,013 | observed |
| 1961 | 30 | 2,150 | observed |
| 1962 | 30 | 2,163 | observed |
| 1963 | 23 | 2,543 | observed |
| 1964 | 18 | 3,000 | observed |
| 1965 | 8 | 4,831 | observed |
| 1966 | 10 | 4,198 | observed |
| 1967 | 6 | 6,042 | observed |
| 1968 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1969 | 5 | 7,471 | observed |
| 1970 | 5 | 7,995 | observed |
| 1971 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1972 | 6 | 7,292 | observed |
| 1973 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1974 | 5 | 8,775 | observed |
| 1975 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1976 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1977 | 11 | 5,532 | observed |
| 1978 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1979 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1980 | 6 | 9,095 | observed |
| 1981 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1982 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1983 | 8 | 7,312 | observed |
| 1984 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1985 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1986 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1987 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1988 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1989 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1990 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1991 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1992 | 5 | 13,317 | observed |
| 1993 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1994 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1995 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1996 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1997 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1998 | 8 | 10,122 | observed |
| 1999 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2000 | 5 | 15,031 | observed |
| 2001 | 10 | 9,351 | observed |
| 2002 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 2003 | 8 | 11,325 | observed |
| 2004 | 7 | 12,761 | observed |
| 2005 | 12 | 8,883 | observed |
| 2006 | 18 | 6,840 | observed |
| 2007 | 12 | 9,539 | observed |
| 2008 | 20 | 6,559 | observed |
| 2009 | 24 | 5,709 | observed |
| 2010 | 18 | 6,904 | observed |
| 2011 | 15 | 7,783 | observed |
| 2012 | 22 | 5,895 | observed |
| 2013 | 23 | 5,644 | observed |
| 2014 | 39 | 3,848 | observed |
| 2015 | 25 | 5,288 | observed |
| 2016 | 48 | 3,326 | observed |
| 2017 | 37 | 3,996 | observed |
| 2018 | 50 | 3,201 | observed |
| 2019 | 48 | 3,272 | observed |
| 2020 | 50 | 3,141 | observed |
| 2021 | 54 | 3,037 | observed |
| 2022 | 63 | 2,720 | observed |
| 2023 | 71 | 2,494 | observed |
| 2024 | 89 | 2,134 | observed |
| 2025 | 83 | 2,214 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Bea” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-16.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Switzerland — published first names of newborns, 2000–2025
Federal Statistical Office (FSO), Switzerland · opendata.swiss OPEN-BY (commercial and non-commercial reuse with source attribution) · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
National Records of Scotland — Babies' First Names: all first forenames given to 3 or more babies, Scotland, 1974-2025
National Records of Scotland (NRS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Berlin — published first-given-name registration counts, 2017–2023
BerlinOnline GmbH, based on Berlin LABO civil-registry data · CC-BY-3.0-DE · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Finland — first given names of living Finnish citizens in Finland or abroad, 2026-08-03
Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Baby names in England and Wales: 2025 (boys and girls workbooks, Table 6: all published names)
Office for National Statistics (ONS) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Ontario top baby names, historical archive 1917–2013
Government of Ontario (Office of the Registrar General) · OGL-ON-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NISRA — First Forenames Given to Babies Registered in Northern Ireland, 1997-2025 (full list)
Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA) · OGL-UK-3.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
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