Be

Usage of Be in different languages / cultures

The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Be against each list of names.

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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Be is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.

Featured in baby name books

Be is a Vietnamese name meaning “doll.”

Sources

Be in official name statistics

United States

Fewer than 5 boys were named Be in the US in 2025. Since 1919, 5 boys have been named Be, with the most (5) in 1919.

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Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.

Towns named Be

There are 220 towns and villages with Be in their name, in 33 countries.

🇲🇲 Myanmar 60🇻🇳 Vietnam 47🇱🇷 Liberia 40🇹🇩 Chad 9🇮🇱 Israel 8🇲🇬 Madagascar 5🇲🇽 Mexico 5🇮🇳 India 4

Fenoarivo Be, Bongolava, Madagascar · population 19,605 · View larger map

Name	Where	Population
Fenoarivo Be	Bongolava, 🇲🇬 Madagascar	19,605	Map
Nhà Bè	Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), 🇻🇳 Vietnam	17,264	Map
Be’erotayim	Central District, 🇮🇱 Israel	1,143	Map
Be’eri	Southern District, 🇮🇱 Israel	1,049	Map
Kani Bé	Kani-Kéli, 🇾🇹 Mayotte	948	Map
Lol-Bé	Yucatán, 🇲🇽 Mexico	201	Map
Sac-Bé	Yucatán, 🇲🇽 Mexico	5	Map
Ah Be	Rakhine, 🇲🇲 Myanmar	–	Map
Ba Be18	Thai Nguyen, 🇻🇳 Vietnam	–	Map
Ban Be	Chiang Rai, 🇹🇭 Thailand	–	Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Lakes named Be

There are 14 lakes and reservoirs with Be in their name, in 5 countries.

🇺🇸 United States 7🇹🇱 Timor Leste 3🇨🇦 Canada 2🇷🇺 Russia 1🇻🇳 Vietnam 1

Name	Where
Be Akeghalchee	Arizona, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Be Biacau	Bobonaro, 🇹🇱 Timor Leste	Map
Be Fatsun	Bobonaro, 🇹🇱 Timor Leste	Map
Be Malai	Bobonaro, 🇹🇱 Timor Leste	Map
Billy-Be-Damn Lake	California, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Ge-be-on-e-quet Lake	Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States	Map
Hồ Ba Bể	Thai Nguyen, 🇻🇳 Vietnam	Map
Lac Ti-Bé	Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada	Map
Lac à Ti-Bé	Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada	Map
Lake Co-Be-Ac	Michigan, 🇺🇸 United States	Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Be songs

2 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Be in their title. The best known:

Be – Voo Voo (2002)
Be – Anendlessocean (2024)

Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.

Be as a pet name

FurryName has found 8 dogs named Be in public pet registers, making it the #9,387 dog name there. Most of them are registered in New York City (7), Victoria (1). Be as a dog name →

Names popular for both babies and dogs

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