Beatrice
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Beatrice is a Latin name meaning “she brings joy,” or “blessed,” with Beatrix and Beatriz as sister forms. Beatrice was adored by Dante and appears in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, while Beatrix Potter of Peter Rabbit fame is a well-loved bearer. Beatrice and its sister forms feel both refined and tough, classical beauties ready for a comeback, with nicknames like Bea and Trixie. Beatrice can honor Beatrice Webb, who worked to abolish workhouses and helped found the London School of Economics.
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Usage of Beatrice in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Beatrice 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 Beatrice is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Beatrice in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 583 girls were named Beatrice, making it the #508 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 194,920 girls have been named Beatrice, with the most (5,968) in 1921. It is most common, relative to births, in Delaware, Maine and New Hampshire.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Beatrice in other languages
- Beatriz Portuguese, Spanish
- Bea Dutch
- Beatrix Dutch
- Béatrice French
Beatrice name days
- December 2 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Beatrice
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Beatrice, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Beatrice | 1973 | South Indian Ocean | – |
| Tropical storm Beatrice | 1959 | South Pacific | – |
| Tropical storm Beatrice | 1947 | Western Pacific | 83 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Beatrice
There are 16 towns and villages with Beatrice in their name, in 6 countries.
🇺🇸 United States 10🇮🇹 Italy 2🇦🇺 Australia 1🇨🇦 Canada 1🇬🇫 French Guiana 1🇿🇼 Zimbabwe 1
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Beatrice | Nebraska, 🇺🇸 United States | 12,388 | Map |
| Beatrice | Mashonaland East Province, 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 1,647 | Map |
| Beatrice | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | 285 | Map |
| Beatrice | Queensland, 🇦🇺 Australia | 95 | Map |
| Beatrice II | Campania, 🇮🇹 Italy | 69 | Map |
| Beatrice | Campania, 🇮🇹 Italy | 45 | Map |
| Beatrice | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
| Beatrice | Georgia, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Beatrice | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
| Beatrice | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Beatrice
There are 13 lakes and reservoirs with Beatrice in their name, in 3 countries.
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| Name | Where | |
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| Beatrice Lake | Ontario, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Beatrice Lake | Saskatchewan, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Beatrice Lake | British Columbia, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Beatrice Lake | Mississippi, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Beatrice Lake | Minnesota, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Beatrice Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Beatrice Lake | Wisconsin, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Lac Béatrice | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lac Béatrice | Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada | Map |
| Lake Beatrice | Tasmania, 🇦🇺 Australia | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Beatrice songs
7 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Beatrice in their title. The best known:
- Beatrice – Annalisa (2024)
- Beatrice (1991)
- BEATRICE (Bixby)
- BEATRICE (Coe)
- BEATRICE (Emerson)
- Cantique de soeur Beatrice – Glauco Velásquez
- ST. BEATRICE
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Beatrice
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Beatrice.
Beatrice Bocci
Beatrice Weder di Mauro
Fictional characters named Beatrice
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Beatrice as a pet name
FurryName has found 152 dogs named Beatrice in public pet registers, making it the #973 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Victoria (4), Richmond (3), Adelaide (1). Beatrice as a dog name →
FurryName has found 14 cats named Beatrice in public pet registers, making it the #586 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (7), Laval (4), Seattle (3). Beatrice as a cat name →
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