Girls' name · since 1883
Bea
Since 1883, U.S. Social Security records show 2,342 babies named Bea, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,217 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,342
- born since 1883
- 2020s
- peak decade
2,342 babies have been named Bea since 1883, making it today's #2217 girls' name.
Bea has 2,342 recorded births among girls since 1883, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2217 as of the latest data, more common than 87% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1883 to 2025.
- #4,226 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,217 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,342 born since 1883
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Bea ranks #4,226 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,217 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,342 born since 1883, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4,226 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,217 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,342
- born since 1883
- 2020s
- peak decade
Bea's 2,342 recorded births place it above 94.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Bea compares
2,342 Top 21% higher than 79% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Bea's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Bea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,342 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 89 | 21 | 19,840 |
Bea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Bea's full recorded timeline at 1946, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1883, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2024 peak of 89 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Bea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1883–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 89
- Annual births at peak, across 143 years of records
Bea by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (410 births, 18% of the file).
2020s was Bea's strongest decade.
410 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Bea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 21
1880s
21 births
- 1890s 38
1890s
38 births
- 1900s 117
1900s
117 births
- 1910s
1910s
224 births
- 1920s
1920s
228 births
- 1930s
1930s
216 births
- 1940s
1940s
262 births
- 1950s
1950s
169 births
- 1960s 162
1960s
162 births
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 14
1980s
14 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s 116
2000s
116 births
- 2010s
2010s
325 births
- 2020s
2020s
410 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 410 births (18% of all-time use).
How Bea compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Bea's total volume
Bea by state
Where Bea concentrates geographically, total births since 1883
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 137 | 5.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 63 | 2.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 36 | 1.5% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 19 | 0.8% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.2% |
| #8 | Iowa | | 5 | 0.2% |
137 of 2,342 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- California records the most Beas (137 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Bea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~142 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1883–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Bea draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.