Recorded 1888–1949 Girls' name Peak 1918 435 births

Beadie — girls' name

435 babies named Beadie in U.S. Social Security records since 1888, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s71890s381900s881910s1301920s951930s561940s21
1910s
Peak decade

30% of everyone ever named Beadie was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

23 babies were named Beadie in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beadie

The Social Security Administration has registered 435 babies named Beadie between 1888 and 1949, spanning 62 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beadie currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beadie performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Beadie shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in North Carolina, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Beadie in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beadie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 435 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Beadie at a glance

Last recorded 1949

Total births

435

Since 1888

62 years of records

Peak year

1918

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1949

Active since

1888

Recorded for 62 years

Last year on file: 1949

Beadie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1949–1888

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1918)
23
Annual births at peak — across 62 years of records
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Beadie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
130 births that decade — 30% of Beadie's all-time total
1880s71890s381900s881910s1301920s951930s561940s21

Beadie by state

Where Beadie concentrates geographically — total births since 1888

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Beadie
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 North Carolina
23 5.3%
#2 Georgia
8 1.8%
North Carolina share of Beadie's total US births 5.3%
Even split

23 of 435 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beadie?
435 babies have been named Beadie since 1888. It was last recorded in 1949. The peak year was 1918 with 23 births.
When was Beadie most popular?
Beadie was most popular in the 1910s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Beadie most popular?
The top states for the name Beadie are North Carolina (23 births), Georgia (8 births).
How long has the name Beadie been used?
Beadie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1888, spanning 62 years of data through 1949.
What names are similar to Beadie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beatrice, Beatriz, Beatrix, Beaulah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1888–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.