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Bea

/ˈbi/ · 100% girls · 83 born in 2025

Bea has been given to about 2,342 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2024, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈbi/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 1,505
Median age today17 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Bea per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2024 · 89
  • Born in 202583
  • All time2,342
  • England & Wales, 2025#829 · 44

How popular is Bea?

Its best year was 2024, when 89 babies were given the name, ranking 2137th. The typical living American called Bea is about 17 years old today. It is relatively most common in New York, where it accounts for 0.00% of births.

Names that sound like Bea

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brea0.81
  2. Lea0.75
  3. Bella0.72
  4. Belva0.64
  5. Berta0.64
  6. Shea0.62
  7. Rhea0.62
  8. Thea0.62

Middle names for Bea

Ranked by flow score
  1. Bea Noelle0.83
  2. Bea Josephine0.80
  3. Bea Violet0.79
  4. Bea Della0.79
  5. Bea Catherine0.77
  6. Bea Frances0.77

Sibling names for Bea

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Theodorasister · 0.88
  2. Vedasister · 0.88
  3. Merritteither · 0.87
  4. Macbrother · 0.87
  5. Ambrosebrother · 0.87
  6. Evelinasister · 0.86

Where Bea is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. New York0.00%
  2. Texas0.00%
  3. California0.00%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Bea Wilson0.75
  2. Bea Williams0.75
  3. Bea Turner0.75
  4. Bea Torres0.75
  5. Bea Thompson0.75
  6. Bea Thomas0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Bea

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Bea across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.