Beatrice is a girl's name of French origin meaning “blessed one.” In 2024 it was given to 518 girls in the United States.
Beatrice belongs to the French and Italian tradition. Its meaning — “blessed one” — is the sense carried by its French roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Beatrice first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #36 in 1910, and in 2024 518 babies received the name — 194,331 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Beatrice means “blessed one” in its French roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Beatrice is a girl name. In 2024, 518 babies received the name in the US.
Beatrice comes from the French and Italian tradition.
Beatrice first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #36 in 1910, and 518 babies were given the name in 2024.
Beatrice is pronounced /ˈbɪətɹɪs/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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