Girls' name · since 1894

Beatriz

Since 1894, U.S. Social Security records show 18,395 babies named Beatriz, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#1,130 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,704 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
18,395
born since 1894
1990s
peak decade

Yes -- Beatriz is the #1704 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 18,395 recorded since 1894.

Beatriz has 18,395 recorded births among girls since 1894, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1704 as of the latest data, more common than 90% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1894 to 2025.

  • #1,130 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #1,704 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 18,395 born since 1894
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beatriz ranks #1,130 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,704 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 18,395 born since 1894, peaking in the 1990s.

#1,130 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#1,704 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
18,395
born since 1894
1990s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%90.1%
Beatriz vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Beatriz's 18,395 recorded births place it above 98.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

25 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

25 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.

How Beatriz compares

18,395 Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Beatriz's all-time total is 49x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Beatriz Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 18,395 376 567,345
Peak-year births 521 21 19,840

Beatriz's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Beatriz splits its recorded history at 1961: 84% of all births land in the more recent half, 16% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1896 (7 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 521 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Beatriz popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1894–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1990)
521
Annual births at peak, across 132 years of records
0200400600 189419141931194819651982199920162025 120

Beatriz popularity over time - boys

53 total births recorded since 1968 (Beatriz as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 53 births
45678910 19681971198019811984198819921995 7

Beatriz by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (4,389 births, 24% of the file).

1990s was Beatriz's strongest decade.

4,389 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.

Beatriz births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,389 births (24% of all-time use).

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

How Beatriz 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 Beatriz's total volume

Beatriz vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%2%4%6%8%10% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -146, 1.7%-47, 6.8%-146, 5.7%-143, 2.3%-40, 7.8%-140, 3.5%-146, 1.8%-133, 7.9%-144, 3.4%-91, 5.1%-146, 2.5%-93, 8.7%-76, 4.1%-110, 3.9%-141, 2.4%Beatriz-132, 2.8%Beatriz
Beatriz vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Beatriz by state

Where Beatriz concentrates geographically, total births since 1894

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Beatriz
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
6,026 32.8%
#2 Texas
4,778 26.0%
#3 New York
1,138 6.2%
#4 Florida
1,067 5.8%
#5 Illinois
807 4.4%
#6 New Jersey
421 2.3%
#7 Arizona
420 2.3%
#8 Massachusetts
259 1.4%
California share of Beatriz's total US births 32.8%
Even split

6,026 of 18,395 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 25 reporting states.

Beatriz appears in 25 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beatriz?
Beatriz has been given to 18,395 babies in the U.S. since 1894, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #1,130 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #1,704 of 17,297. 521 babies were born in 1990, its single highest year.
Where does Beatriz sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beatriz ranks #1,130 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,704 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Beatriz most popular?
Beatriz was most popular in the 1990s decade with 4,389 total births. The single peak year was 1990.
Where is Beatriz most popular?
The top states for the name Beatriz are California (6,026 births), Texas (4,778 births), New York (1,138 births).
How long has the name Beatriz been used?
Beatriz has been recorded in Social Security data since 1894, spanning 132 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Beatriz?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beatrice, Beatrix, Bea, Beaulah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Beatriz's data

  • Beatriz's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,389 total births); usage has since declined to 667 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Beatrizs (6,026 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.

Keep exploring Beatriz

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Beatriz: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1894–2025 (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 Beatriz 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.