Girls' name · since 1893
Beata
Beata has 956 recorded births since 1893 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1916 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 956
- born since 1893
- 1970s
- peak decade
Beata sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 956 recorded since 1893.
Social Security Administration records show Beata recorded 956 times among girls since 1893, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1970s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1893 to 2024.
- #7,749 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 956 born since 1893
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beata ranks #7,749 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 956 born since 1893, peaking in the 1970s.
- #7,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 956
- born since 1893
- 1970s
- peak decade
Beata's 956 recorded births place it above 89.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Illinois.
Beata's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Beata's full recorded timeline at 1967, 57% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 43% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1893, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1916 peak of 26 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Beata popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1893–2024
- Peak year (1916)
- 26
- Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
Beata by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (176 births, 18% of the file).
1970s was Beata's strongest decade.
176 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Beata births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 37
1900s
37 births
- 1910s
1910s
110 births
- 1920s
1920s
92 births
- 1930s 62
1930s
62 births
- 1940s 16
1940s
16 births
- 1950s 27
1950s
27 births
- 1960s
1960s
84 births
- 1970s
1970s
176 births
- 1980s
1980s
112 births
- 1990s
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
79 births
- 2010s 44
2010s
44 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 176 births (18% of all-time use).
How Beata 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 Beata's total volume
Beata by state
Where Beata concentrates geographically, total births since 1893
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Illinois | | 123 | 12.9% |
| #2 | Minnesota | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.5% |
123 of 956 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Beata's data
- Beata's decade-level peak was the 1970s (176 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Illinois records the most Beatas (123 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Illinois names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Beata: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1916)
Similar record span (~131 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, 1893–2024 (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 Beata 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.