Is Bea a boy or girl name?
Bea is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 88 girls and 0 boys were named Bea, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 100% of the 2,256 US babies named Bea were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,150
- Babies named Bea since 1883
- 2,256
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 88 babies
Boys and girls named Bea, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 21 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 38 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 117 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 224 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 228 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 216 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 262 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 169 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 162 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 27 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 14 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 13 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 116 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 324 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 325 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,150 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 71 | #2,493 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 62 | #2,762 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 54 | #3,039 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,148 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 47 | #3,340 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 50 | #3,209 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 37 | #4,010 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 48 | #3,334 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 25 | #5,316 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 39 | #3,856 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 23 | #5,674 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 22 | #5,926 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 15 | #7,854 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,949 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 24 | #5,736 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 20 | #6,592 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 12 | #9,636 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 18 | #6,902 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 12 | #8,978 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 7 | #12,954 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 8 | #11,468 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 10 | #9,461 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 5 | #15,365 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 8 | #10,249 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 5 | #13,517 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,375 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 6 | #9,199 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 11 | #5,558 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,886 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #7,347 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,091 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,565 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,085 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,216 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,858 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 18 | #3,005 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,550 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,167 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,153 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 32 | #2,019 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,155 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,212 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,124 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 20 | #2,536 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,090 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,995 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,497 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,571 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,944 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 16 | #2,548 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,198 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,782 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,457 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,727 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,547 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,921 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,293 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,478 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,314 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,523 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,306 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,184 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 19 | #1,787 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,382 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,609 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,198 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,557 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,147 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 18 | #1,882 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 26 | #1,536 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,714 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,785 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,679 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,776 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,851 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,999 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,306 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 18 | #2,123 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,483 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 20 | #1,959 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,806 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 30 | #1,415 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,434 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 21 | #1,695 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 24 | #1,482 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 28 | #1,152 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,092 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 17 | #1,304 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,461 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 20 | #974 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 19 | #940 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 22 | #834 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 15 | #992 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,053 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 13 | #1,060 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,504 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,213 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 8 | #1,329 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,702 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,745 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,730 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,400 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 9 | #1,133 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 7 | #1,248 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,291 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,478 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,302 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 6 | #1,147 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,121 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 5 | #936 |
Highest rank
Bea has never been ranked as a boy name. As a girl name, it reached #834 in 1908. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Bea
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.