Girls' name · since 1888

Beadie

Beadie has 435 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1918 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

435
total births
1888–1949
years on record
1910s
peak decade
30%
born in that decade

Beadie sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 435 recorded since 1888.

Beadie has 435 recorded births among girls since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1949.

  • 435 total births
  • 1888–1949 years on record
  • 1910s peak decade
  • 30% born in that decade

Data updated Jun 2026

The verdict

435 girls have been named Beadie since 1888, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1949.

435
total births
1888–1949
years on record
1910s
peak decade
30%
born in that decade
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.

Beadie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Beadie splits its recorded history at 1918: 48% of all births land in the more recent half, 52% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1899 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

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 · 1888–1949

Last recorded 1949
Peak year (1918)
23
Annual births at peak, across 62 years of records
0510152025 188819001906191219181924193119371949 5

Beadie by decade

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

1910s was Beadie's strongest decade.

130 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Beadie births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1910s at 130 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of June 2026

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?
Since 1888, Social Security records show 435 babies named Beadie. The most recent recorded year was 1949. Its busiest year on record 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?
The SSA has tracked Beadie since 1888 -- 62 years through the most recent 1949 data.
What names are similar to Beadie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beatrice, Beatriz, Beatrix, Bea, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Beadie's data

  • Beadie's decade-level peak was the 1910s (130 total births); usage has since declined to 21 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • North Carolina records the most Beadies (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. North Carolina names
  • Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Data Sources

Data as of June 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, 1888–1949 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Beadie: Baby Name Since 1888 - 435 Births, Peak 1918." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/beadie. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 Beadie 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 June 2026.