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 Name	Popul. 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.