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Bea Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Bea?

The rare name Bea was the 3,189th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

Bea, although not presently in the top 1000, did once enjoy higher rankings.

Its highest popularity RANKING of #834 was reached in 1908.

But, the greatest number of babies were given the name in 2018 with 50 occurrences.

In any year, the least number of babies named Bea was less than 5, most recently in 2002.

Bea, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1904-1908, 1910-1913, 1934-1938, 1954-1957, 2004-2009, and 2011-2016, whereas unequivocal downward movement occurred about 1925-1928.

Where is the name Bea popularity headed?

Bea's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

For a number of years, the name Bea has been soaring upward in popularity. Of late, continuing the trend, the number of parents selecting the name Bea for their newborn has risen significantly.

The name Bea is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Bea (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 50 3,189
2017 37 3,997
2016 48 3,328
2015 25 5,304
2014 38 3,927
2013 23 5,666
2012 22 5,915
2011 15 7,849
2010 18 6,944
2009 24 5,732
2008 20 6,586
2007 12 9,633
2006 18 6,895
2005 12 8,975
2004 7 12,946
2003 8 11,464
2002 < 5 --
2001 10 9,458
2000 5 15,362
1999 < 5 --
1998 8 10,249
1997 < 5 --
1996 < 5 --
1995 < 5 --
1994 < 5 --
1993 < 5 --
1992 5 13,516
1991 < 5 --
1990 < 5 --
1989 < 5 --
1988 < 5 --
1987 < 5 --
1986 < 5 --
1985 < 5 --
1984 < 5 --
1983 8 7,371
1982 < 5 --
1981 < 5 --
1980 6 9,191
1979 < 5 --
1978 < 5 --
1977 11 5,558
1976 < 5 --
1975 < 5 --
1974 5 8,881
1973 < 5 --
1972 6 7,344
1971 < 5 --
1970 5 8,088
1969 5 7,562
1968 < 5 --
1967 6 6,081
1966 10 4,213
1965 8 4,856
1964 18 3,003
1963 23 2,550
1962 30 2,168
1961 30 2,153
1960 32 2,020
1959 28 2,154
1958 26 2,210
1957 27 2,126
1956 20 2,533
1955 9 4,088
1954 9 3,996
1953 11 3,496
1952 10 3,571
1951 13 2,944
1950 16 2,547
1949 11 3,198
1948 28 1,782
1947 17 2,456
1946 27 1,727
1945 28 1,547
1944 20 1,920
1943 40 1,293
1942 31 1,477
1941 34 1,314
1940 26 1,523
1939 13 2,305
1938 38 1,183
1937 19 1,787
1936 28 1,381
1935 22 1,609
1934 14 2,198
1933 23 1,557
1932 15 2,147
1931 18 1,883
1930 26 1,535
1929 22 1,711
1928 11 2,783
1927 25 1,679
1926 23 1,776
1925 22 1,851
1924 20 1,999
1923 36 1,306
1922 18 2,123
1921 31 1,483
1920 20 1,959
1919 21 1,806
1918 30 1,415
1917 27 1,434
1916 21 1,695
1915 24 1,483
1914 28 1,152
1913 25 1,092
1912 17 1,304
1911 11 1,461
1910 20 974
1909 19 940
1908 22 834
1907 15 992
1906 13 1,053
1905 13 1,060
1904 7 1,504
1903 9 1,213
1902 8 1,329
1901 5 1,702
1900 6 1,746
1899 < 5 --
1898 5 1,730
1897 6 1,400
1896 9 1,133
1895 < 5 --
1894 7 1,248
1893 6 1,291
1892 5 1,478
1891 < 5 --
1890 < 5 --
1889 5 1,302
1888 6 1,147
1887 < 5 --
1886 5 1,121
1885 < 5 --
1884 < 5 --
1883 5 936
1882 < 5 --
1881 < 5 --
1880 < 5 --

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.