Latin beatus, "blessed", reshaped from Viatrix, "traveller" — she who brings happiness. Dante's guide through paradise in the Divine Comedy.
Beatrice ranks 508th among American girls in 2025, with 583 born that year. Its best year was 1921, when 5,994 babies were given the name, ranking 41st. The typical living American called Beatrice is about 75 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.13% of births.
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.