Beatrice

Beatrice: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “she who brings happiness”
Origin: Latin
Say it: BEE-uh-tris · 3 syllables
Used for: Girls

From Latin Beatrix, from beatus 'blessed, happy'. Dante's Beatrice is a major literary bearer.

Italian names English names French names Names meaning joy Classic names Literary names International names

How popular is Beatrice?

2024156 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Compare with another name

Babies named Beatrice in 2024518

2024 rank#581 girls

Peak year1910

Total US babies since 1880195,064

Beatrice is steady now but far below its 1910 peak.

Names like Beatrice

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Beatrizshe who brings happiness · Latin
Camilayoung ceremonial attendant · Latin
Lunamoon · Latin
Auroradawn · Latin
Emilyrival · Latin
Norahonor · Latin
Lucylight · Latin
Gracegrace; favor · Latin

Beatrice questions

What does the name Beatrice mean?

Beatrice means "she who brings happiness". It comes from Latin. From Latin Beatrix, from beatus 'blessed, happy'. Dante's Beatrice is a major literary bearer.

Is Beatrice a boy or girl name?

Beatrice is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Beatrice?

518 US babies were named Beatrice in 2024. Its peak year was 1910.

How do you pronounce Beatrice?

Beatrice is usually pronounced BEE-uh-tris.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.