Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 1990

Beatriz

Meaning Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Beatriz Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,704 Trend ↓ Falling 10%

Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Beatriz.

Rank 2025
#1,704
among girls · ↑30 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
120
named Beatriz · +3% vs 2024
How common
1 in 13,394
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1990
521 babies
All-time total
18,448
#1,130 all-time among girls
First recorded
1894
in Social Security records

Beatriz popularity over time

18,448 babies have been named Beatriz since 1894, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.080.150.230.318801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 24 – 24 2 – #1,067
1900s 99 – 99 10 +313% #1,033
1910s 267 – 267 27 +170% #1,054
1920s 636 – 636 64 +138% #746
1930s 576 – 576 58 -9% #761
1940s 543 – 543 54 -6% #985
1950s 795 – 795 80 +46% #1,023
1960s 1,452 6 1,458 146 +83% #694
1970s 2,078 6 2,084 208 +43% #687
1980s 2,986 28 3,014 301 +45% #515
1990s 4,389 13 4,402 440 +46% #470
2000s 2,531 – 2,531 253 -43% #676
2010s 1,352 – 1,352 135 -47% #1,482
2020s (to 2025) 667 – 667 111 -18% #1,704

Where Beatriz is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 118 0.07 outside top 500
2027 116 0.07 outside top 500
2028 114 0.07 outside top 500
2029 113 0.07 outside top 500
2030 112 0.07 outside top 500

Where Beatriz is most popular

Girls named Beatriz per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.068 per 1,000. Strongest in Massachusetts, Florida, and New Jersey.

Vs national average
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All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Beatriz born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Massachusetts 36 0.298 +338%
Florida 57 0.133 +96%
New Jersey 23 0.127 +87%
California 100 0.119 +75%
Texas 67 0.083 +22%
New York 32 0.081 +19%
Illinois 12 0.052 -23%
Arizona 6 0.043 -37%
Virginia 6 0.035 -48%
Georgia 5 0.022 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Carolina – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Ohio – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Beatriz

Beatriz is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,704 in 2025 with 120 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1894, 18,448 American babies have been named Beatriz. Its peak came in 1990, when 521 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Beatriz stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Beatriz?

The median living Beatriz is about 34 years old; half are between 24 and 47. An estimated 16 thousand people named Beatriz are alive in the United States today.

median 34 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Beatriz year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 120 #1,704 – –
2024 117 #1,734 – –
2023 108 #1,854 – –
2022 98 #1,993 – –
2021 109 #1,841 – –
2020 115 #1,745 – –
2019 139 #1,548 – –
2018 144 #1,513 – –
2017 131 #1,644 – –
2016 139 #1,592 – –
2015 106 #1,910 – –
2014 140 #1,555 – –
2013 140 #1,555 – –
2012 119 #1,733 – –
2011 142 #1,544 – –
2010 152 #1,482 – –
2009 177 #1,349 – –
2008 210 #1,213 – –
2007 217 #1,172 – –
2006 226 #1,107 – –
2005 233 #1,034 – –
2004 258 #933 – –
2003 252 #934 – –
2002 264 #867 – –
2001 337 #722 – –
2000 357 #676 – –
1995 421 #554 7 #7,059
1990 521 #470 – –
1985 249 #701 – –
1980 246 #694 6 #5,584
1975 191 #748 – –
1970 215 #715 – –
1965 149 #816 – –
1960 95 #1,103 – –
1955 73 #1,167 – –
1950 66 #1,136 – –
1945 55 #1,049 – –
1940 52 #989 – –
1935 51 #965 – –
1930 84 #769 – –
1925 47 #1,120 – –
1920 50 #1,051 – –
1915 25 #1,443 – –
1910 14 #1,216 – –
1905 10 #1,246 – –
1900 9 #1,329 – –
1895 8 #1,210 – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Beatriz

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Beatriz Haddad Maia Beatriz Haddad Maia Brazilian tennis player (born 1996) Contemporary
  2. 2 Beatriz Luengo Beatriz Luengo Spanish musician b. 1982 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Beatriz Galindo Beatriz Galindo Spanish educator (1465–1535) Medieval
  4. 4 Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu Beatriz, Duchess of Viseu Duchess of Viseu (1430–1506) Medieval
  5. 5 Beatriz Fernández Beatriz Fernández Spanish handball player (born 1985) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Beatriz, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Beatriz?

The median living Beatriz is about 34 years old. Half of all living Beatrizs are between 24 and 47 years old.

How many people named Beatriz are alive today?

An estimated 16 thousand people named Beatriz are alive in the United States, based on 18,448 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Beatriz mean?

Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Beatriz.

How popular is the name Beatriz in 2025?

Beatriz ranked #1,704 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 120 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Beatriz?

18,448 babies have been named Beatriz in the United States since 1894, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Beatriz most popular?

Beatriz peaked in 1990, when 521 newborns received the name.

Is Beatriz a boy or girl name?

Beatriz is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Beatriz rising or falling?

Beatriz has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Beatriz become more popular?

Beatriz is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 112 girls named Beatriz in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Beatriz?

Well-known people named Beatriz include Beatriz Haddad Maia (tennis player), Beatriz Luengo (singer), Beatriz Galindo (writer).

Names like Beatriz

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