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    The first name Beatrix

    A girl’s name from Latin.

    2 syllables Female

    Meaning and origin

    Latin origin

    A Latinate variant of the standard English Beatrice.

    From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    Popularity

    Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025

    In 2025, 173 girls were named Beatrix, making it the 265th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 360 births (#152).

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    4,490
    babies named Beatrix, 1996–2025
    #265
    rank in 2025
    2017
    peak year

    Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Beatrix with other names.

    Popularity in the United States

    Babies named Beatrix at birth, 1880–2025

    In 2025, 162 girls born in the United States were named Beatrix, the 1,360th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2019, when 262 were.

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    4,110
    babies named Beatrix since 1880
    #1,360
    rank in 2025
    2019
    peak year

    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.

    Nicknames and spellings

    Other spellings and forms

    • Beats

    Famous people named Beatrix

    29 on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Beatrix Potter
      British children's writer and illustrator (1866–1943)
    • Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este
      Austro-Modenese Royal (1824-1906)
    • Beatrix Loughran
      Figure skater (1900-1975)
    • Beatrix Schröer
      East German rower, born 1963
    • Beatrix de Courtenay
      1180 - after 1245
    • Beatrix Farrand
      American landscape architect (1872–1959)
    • Beatrix Campbell
      English writer and activist, born 1947
    • Beatrix Karl
      Austrian politician, born 1967
    • Beatrix of Andechs-Merania
      Duchess of Andechs-Merania by birth and by marriage Countess of Weimar-Orlamünde, 1210–1271
    • Beatrix of Julich-Berg
      Electress Palatine from 1385 to 1390
    • Alexandra Feodorovna (Alix of Hesse)
      Empress consort of Russia (1872–1918)
    • Beatrice of Savoy
      Countess consort of Provence (c.1198–c.1267)

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    Questions

    What does the name Beatrix mean?
    A Latinate variant of the standard English Beatrice.
    What is the origin of the name Beatrix?
    A Latinate variant of the standard English Beatrice.
    How popular is the name Beatrix?
    In 2025, 173 girls born in England and Wales were named Beatrix, ranking 265th. Its peak was 2017, with 360 births.
    Is Beatrix a boy's or a girl's name?
    Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 4,110 US babies named Beatrix since 1880 were girls.
    When was Beatrix most popular?
    2019 in the United States, when 262 babies were named Beatrix, its highest rank at 984th.
    What are other spellings of Beatrix?
    Beats.