Is Bea a boy or girl name?

Bea is a girl’s name. Of the 2,342 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Bea

Recorded 1883–2025 · United States

Bea was most popular in 2024, when 89 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,862 that year. In 2025 it ranked #4,004, with 83 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 2,342 people named Bea.

Bea over time

Births per year. The dot marks Bea’s peak in 2024. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Bea a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Bea is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 2,342 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Bea

Where Bea is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org