Betrice
Feminine form of Beatrice, meaning "she who brings happiness" or "blessed."
Name Census estimates that about 44 living Americans carry the first name Betrice. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Betrice today is around 56 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Betrice births was 1924 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Betrice. 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
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Betrice. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
44
~ 1 in 7,789,871 Americans
Peak year
1924
10 babies that year
Average age
56
years old
1987 SSA rank
#11,489
Tracked since 1905
Census
Betrice in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 231 people with the first name Betrice, which placed it at #35,041 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#35,041
National first-name rank
People counted
231
231 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
42.4% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Betrice
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Betrice is Black at 42.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (28.1%) and White (24.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Betrice described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Betrice at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American42.4% · 98
- Hispanic or Latino28.1% · 65
- White24.7% · 57
- Two or more races2.2% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.3% · 3
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.3% · 3
Popularity
Betrice: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Betrice from the 1900s through to the 1980s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1970s, with 25 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 1970s peak, Betrice remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Betrice 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 Betrice during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Betrice
The name Betrice is derived from the Latin name Beatrix, which itself is a combination of the Latin words "beatus" meaning "blessed" and "rica" meaning "powerful" or "rich." The name can be traced back to the Middle Ages and was particularly popular in England, France, and Italy during that time.
The earliest known recorded use of the name Betrice dates back to the 11th century, when it was mentioned in the records of the Norman nobility. One of the earliest and most famous bearers of the name was Beatrice of Burgundy, who lived from 1145 to 1184 and was the Queen consort of Germany and Holy Roman Empress as the wife of Frederick I Barbarossa.
Another notable Betrice from history was Beatrice d'Este, an Italian noblewoman who lived from 1475 to 1497. She was the Duchess of Milan and is remembered for her patronage of the arts and her role in the Renaissance cultural movement.
In the 13th century, there was a Betrice de Vio, also known as the Blessed Beatrice of Rome, who lived from 1193 to 1268. She was a Roman Catholic nun and mystic who founded the monastic order of the Olive Branch.
During the 14th century, Betrice Portinari, who lived from 1266 to 1290, was an Italian woman who is believed to have been the subject of Dante Alighieri's famous poetry in his work "La Vita Nuova."
Another historical figure with the name Betrice was Beatrice of Portugal, who lived from 1504 to 1538. She was a Portuguese infanta and the Duchess consort of Savoy as the wife of Charles III, Duke of Savoy.
While the name Betrice has its roots in Latin and was popular during the Middle Ages, it has been used across various cultures and regions throughout history, with variations in spelling and pronunciation depending on the language and cultural context.
People
Betrice + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Betrice 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
Betrice: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Betrice?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 44 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Betrice 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 7,789,871 US residents.
Is Betrice a common name?
We classify Betrice as "Very Rare". It ranks above 52.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 97 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Betrice most popular?
The single biggest year for Betrice was 1924, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Betrice is about 56 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Betrice in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 231 people with the name Betrice, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #35,041 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Betrice in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Betrice?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Betrice appears almost entirely female. Of the 235 people counted with this name, 99.6% were female and only a very small share were male. The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Betrice?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Betrice is Black at 42.4%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (28.1%) and White (24.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Betrice most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Betrice in the 2020 Census, accounting for 42.4% (98 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Betrice in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Betrice a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Betrice 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.
Is Betrice still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Betrice in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Betrice can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
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.
How many Americans are named Betrice?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.