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Beatrice

Girl Latin #588 in 2023

Beatrice is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Beatrice

Either 1) from the Beatrix, name of early Christian saints, from beatrix, or 2) from beata, influenced by viatrix (“female wayfarer, traveller”).

Popularity of Beatrice

Popularity, 1880–2023

509 births in 2023

1880 2023

193,813 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1921

5,968 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

From patricia; later also seen as the feminine form of the saint's name Patrick

Priceless; highly praiseworthy

A syllogism in which all three propositions are of the form "All X are Y" or "X is a Y"

In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles

Also called John Mark, the first patriarch of Alexandria, credited with the authorship of the Gospel of Mark

Rival; industrious

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.