Girls' name · since 1998
Beyonce
Since 1998, U.S. Social Security records show 1,970 babies named Beyonce, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #4,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,970
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Beyonce is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 1,970 have been recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Beyonce recorded 1,970 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2022.
- #4,748 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,970 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beyonce ranks #4,748 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,970 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #4,748 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,970
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Beyonce's 1,970 recorded births place it above 93.43% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
Beyonce's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Beyonce splits its recorded history at 2009: 15% of all births land in the more recent half, 85% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2001 peak of 353 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Beyonce popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2022
- Peak year (2001)
- 353
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Beyonce by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (1,666 births, 85% of the file).
2000s was Beyonce's strongest decade.
1,666 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 85% of all-time use.
Beyonce births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 85
1990s
85 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,666 births
- 2010s 203
2010s
203 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,666 births (85% of all-time use).
How Beyonce 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 Beyonce's total volume
Beyonce by state
Where Beyonce concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 286 | 14.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 225 | 11.4% |
| #3 | New York | | 133 | 6.8% |
| #4 | Florida | | 114 | 5.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 86 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 72 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Arizona | | 58 | 2.9% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 54 | 2.7% |
286 of 1,970 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Beyonce appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Beyonce's data
- Beyonce's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,666 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Beyonces (286 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.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Beyonce: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~24 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, 1998–2022 (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 Beyonce 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.