# Beatriz (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/beatriz/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | Portuguese |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 18,448 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 53 / 18,395 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 740, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Beatriz. Doublet of Beatrice.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 142 | 1,544 |
| 2012 | 119 | 1,733 |
| 2013 | 140 | 1,555 |
| 2014 | 140 | 1,555 |
| 2015 | 106 | 1,910 |
| 2016 | 139 | 1,592 |
| 2017 | 131 | 1,644 |
| 2018 | 144 | 1,513 |
| 2019 | 139 | 1,548 |
| 2020 | 115 | 1,745 |
| 2021 | 109 | 1,841 |
| 2022 | 98 | 1,993 |
| 2023 | 108 | 1,854 |
| 2024 | 117 | 1,734 |
| 2025 | 120 | 1,704 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6 | 3,710 |
| 1971 | 6 | 4,433 |
| 1980 | 6 | 5,584 |
| 1981 | 5 | 6,371 |
| 1984 | 8 | 4,592 |
| 1988 | 9 | 4,820 |
| 1992 | 6 | 7,508 |
| 1995 | 7 | 7,059 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 46 | 804 |
| 2012 | 34 | 1,037 |
| 2013 | 35 | 1,018 |
| 2014 | 31 | 1,120 |
| 2015 | 30 | 1,139 |
| 2016 | 43 | 861 |
| 2017 | 41 | 915 |
| 2018 | 21 | 1,490 |
| 2019 | 20 | 1,497 |
| 2020 | 40 | 894 |
| 2021 | 38 | 918 |
| 2022 | 30 | 1,120 |
| 2023 | 24 | 1,325 |
| 2024 | 23 | 1,406 |
| 2025 | 24 | 1,315 |

## People named Beatriz

- Stephanie Beatriz, Argentine-American actress
- Beatriz Haddad Maia, Brazilian tennis player
- Beatriz Souza, Brazilian judoka (born 1998)
- Beatriz Ferreira, Brazilian boxer
- Beatriz Segall, Brazilian actress (1926–2018)
- Beatriz Argimón, 18th Vice President of Uruguay
- Beatriz Barbuy, Brazilian astronomer
- Beatriz Zaneratto João, Brazilian association football player
- Beatriz Sarlo, Argentine writer (1942–2024)
- Beatriz Bonnet, Argentinian actress (1930-2020)
- Beatriz Corrales, badminton player
- Beatriz Sánchez, Chilean journalist and politician

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.