Beatrix
A feminine name of Latin origin meaning "she who brings happiness".
Name Census estimates that about 3,610 living Americans carry the first name Beatrix. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Beatrix today is around 13 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Beatrix births was 2019 (262 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Beatrix. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Beatrix is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 13 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
3.6K
~ 1 in 94,946 Americans
Peak year
2019
262 babies that year
Average age
13
years old
2024 SSA rank
#1,379
Tracked since 1883
Popularity
Beatrix: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Beatrix from the 1880s through to the 2020s, spanning 15 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 1,907 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Beatrix remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Beatrix by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Beatrix during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Beatrix' live
The SSA's state-level files cover 31 states and territories. California, New York, Texas recorded the most babies named Beatrix, while Utah, Tennessee, New Hampshire recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 72 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Beatrix
The name Beatrix has its origins in the Latin language and is derived from the Late Latin name Viatrix, which means "traveler" or "voyager". The name ultimately comes from the Latin word "via", meaning "way" or "road". It is believed to have first appeared in the 3rd or 4th century AD.
Beatrix was a popular name among the early Christian martyrs and saints. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Saint Beatrix, a 4th-century Roman martyr who was killed during the persecutions of the Roman Emperor Diocletian. The name also appears in various medieval hagiographies and religious texts.
In the Middle Ages, the name Beatrix became particularly popular in parts of Europe, especially in the Germanic and Romance-speaking regions. It was often associated with nobility and royalty. One of the most notable historical figures with this name was Beatrix of Burgundy (1145-1184), the wife of the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa.
Another famous bearer of the name was Beatrix of Swabia (1198-1235), a German princess who became the Queen of Castile and León through her marriage to King Ferdinand III. Beatrix of Portugal (1504-1538) was a Portuguese infanta and the wife of Charles III, Duke of Savoy.
In the realm of literature, one of the most well-known Beatrices is the character Beatrice Portinari, the beloved of the Italian poet Dante Alighieri, who is featured prominently in his Divine Comedy. Beatrix Potter (1866-1943), the renowned English writer and illustrator of children's books, is another famous bearer of this name.
Other notable historical figures named Beatrix include Beatrix of Holland (1938-2023), the former Queen of the Netherlands, and Beatrix Löwenström-Huber (1663-1738), a Swedish countess and diarist who documented life in 17th-century Sweden.
People
Beatrix + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Beatrix as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Beatrix: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Beatrix?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 3,610 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Beatrix going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 94,946 US residents.
Is Beatrix a common name?
We classify Beatrix as "Rare". It ranks above 95.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 3,944 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Beatrix most popular?
The single biggest year for Beatrix was 2019, when 262 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Beatrix is about 13 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
Is Beatrix a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Beatrix in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.