Beatrice
Meaning
she who blesses
Goes by Bea, Beattie, Trixie
The story
Beatrice comes from the Latin beatrix, she who blesses or makes happy, and no name carries its meaning more literally into literature: Dante made his Beatrice the guide who leads the poet through Paradise, the blessing personified. American parents at the turn of the twentieth century agreed, and the US curve opens strong from the 1890s and peaks in the 1900s before easing through mid-century into a quiet, steady presence that continues today. The nickname wardrobe does a lot of quiet work here: Bea is a single gentle beat, Trixie is all vintage play, and Beattie carries traditional British warmth. A name that means blessing, wrapped around three completely different personalities. The curve and nicknames make it old, flexible, and easy to bring forward.
On record since at least the 12th century: Beatrice of Upper Burgundy, Holy Roman Empress.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Beatrice peaked in the 1900s.
See popularity in Brazil
Popularity in Brazil
2,344 people · the #4,591 first name in Brazil · about 1 in 83,333 · median age 13
Among people named Beatrice living in Brazil at the 2022 census, more were born in the 2010s than in any other decade.
The census also counted 390 born between 2020 and August 2022, too recent a span to chart.
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
The Beatrice deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Beatrice truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Beatrice fits with your family’s names and surname.
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