Recorded 1991–2013 Girls' name Peak 1991 40 births

Beija — girls' name

40 babies named Beija in U.S. Social Security records since 1991, with the highest year being 1991. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s302000s52010s5
1990s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Beija was born in this single decade.

1991
Single peak year

15 babies were named Beija in 1991 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beija

The Social Security Administration has registered 40 babies named Beija between 1991 and 2013, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beija currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1991, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beija performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 30 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Beija shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Beija in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beija 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 40 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.

Beija at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

40

Since 1991

23 years of records

Peak year

1991

15 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1991

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2013

Beija popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1991

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1991)
15
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
05101520 20132006199619921991 15

Beija by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
30 births that decade — 75% of Beija's all-time total
1990s302000s52010s5

Beija by state

Where Beija concentrates geographically — total births since 1991

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Beija
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
6 15.0%
Texas share of Beija's total US births 15.0%

6 of 40 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beija?
40 babies have been named Beija since 1991. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1991 with 15 births.
When was Beija most popular?
Beija was most popular in the 1990s decade with 30 total births. The single peak year was 1991.
Where is Beija most popular?
The top states for the name Beija are Texas (6 births).
How long has the name Beija been used?
Beija has been recorded in Social Security data since 1991, spanning 23 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Beija?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beila, Beily, Beige, Beira, and 3 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, 1991–2013 (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.