The first name Bea
A girl’s name.
Pronounced /biː/ 1 syllable Female
Meaning and origin
A diminutive of the female given name Beatrice.
Bea is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 44 girls were named Bea, making it the 816th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2019, with 55 births (#703).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Bea with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Bea at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 83 girls born in the United States were named Bea, the 2,218th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2024, when 89 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Bea in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Famous people named Bea
9 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Bea ArthurAmerican actress and comedienne (1922–2009)
- Bea BenaderetAmerican actress (1906–1968)
- Bea AlonzoFilipino actress, born 1987
- Bea Rose SantiagoBinibining Pilipinas-International 2013
- Bea WainAmerican jazz musician (1917–2017)
- Bea BineneFilipino actress, born 1997
- Bea JohnsonFranco-American environmentalist, born 1974
- Bea SeguraCatalan actress, born 1975
- EstheroCanadian singer, born 1978
Questions
- How popular is the name Bea?
- In 2025, 44 girls born in England and Wales were named Bea, ranking 816th. Its peak was 2019, with 55 births.
- Is Bea a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 2,342 US babies named Bea since 1880 were girls.
- When was Bea most popular?
- 2024 in the United States, when 89 babies were named Bea, its highest rank at 2,137th.
- How do you pronounce Bea?
- Bea is /biː/, one syllable.