Bea is an uncommon variant of Beau that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Bea is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #2,218 for girl births in the United States (and #4,011 across all names), given to 83 babies. Bea first appears in 1883 and peaked in 2024 (89 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 83 | 83 | #2,218 |
| 2024 | 89 | 89 | #2,137 |
| 2023 | 71 | 71 | #2,497 |
| 2022 | 63 | 63 | #2,724 |
| 2021 | 54 | 54 | #3,040 |
| 2020 | 50 | 50 | #3,150 |
| 2019 | 48 | 48 | #3,283 |
| 2018 | 50 | 50 | #3,209 |
| 2017 | 37 | 37 | #4,010 |
| 2016 | 48 | 48 | #3,335 |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | #5,316 |
| 2014 | 39 | 39 | #3,856 |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | #5,674 |
| 2012 | 22 | 22 | #5,927 |
| 2011 | 15 | 15 | #7,855 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #6,950 |
| 2009 | 24 | 24 | #5,736 |
| 2008 | 20 | 20 | #6,592 |
| 2007 | 12 | 12 | #9,637 |
| 2006 | 18 | 18 | #6,902 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | #8,978 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7 | #12,954 |
| 2003 | 8 | 8 | #11,468 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | #9,461 |
| 2000 | 5 | 5 | #15,365 |
| 1998 | 8 | 8 | #10,249 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #13,518 |
| 1983 | 8 | — | #7,376 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #9,198 |
| 1977 | 11 | — | #5,558 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #8,886 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #7,348 |
| 1970 | 5 | — | #8,090 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | #7,565 |
| 1967 | 6 | — | #6,085 |
| 1966 | 10 | — | #4,216 |
| 1965 | 8 | — | #4,859 |
| 1964 | 18 | — | #3,005 |
| 1963 | 23 | — | #2,550 |
| 1962 | 30 | — | #2,167 |
| 1961 | 30 | — | #2,152 |
| 1960 | 32 | — | #2,017 |
| 1959 | 28 | — | #2,155 |
| 1958 | 26 | — | #2,212 |
| 1957 | 27 | — | #2,124 |
| 1956 | 20 | — | #2,536 |
| 1955 | 9 | — | #4,091 |
| 1954 | 9 | — | #3,995 |
| 1953 | 11 | — | #3,497 |
| 1952 | 10 | — | #3,571 |
| 1951 | 13 | — | #2,944 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #2,548 |
| 1949 | 11 | — | #3,198 |
| 1948 | 28 | — | #1,782 |
| 1947 | 17 | — | #2,457 |
| 1946 | 27 | — | #1,727 |
| 1945 | 28 | — | #1,547 |
| 1944 | 20 | — | #1,921 |
| 1943 | 40 | — | #1,293 |
| 1942 | 31 | — | #1,478 |
| 1941 | 34 | — | #1,314 |
| 1940 | 26 | — | #1,523 |
| 1939 | 13 | — | #2,306 |
| 1938 | 38 | — | #1,184 |
| 1937 | 19 | — | #1,787 |
| 1936 | 28 | — | #1,382 |
| 1935 | 22 | — | #1,609 |
| 1934 | 14 | — | #2,198 |
| 1933 | 23 | — | #1,557 |
| 1932 | 15 | — | #2,147 |
| 1931 | 18 | — | #1,883 |
| 1930 | 26 | — | #1,536 |
| 1929 | 22 | — | #1,714 |
| 1928 | 11 | — | #2,785 |
| 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 | — | #1,482 |
| 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 | — | #1,745 |
| 1898 | 5 | — | #1,730 |
| 1897 | 6 | — | #1,400 |
| 1896 | 9 | — | #1,133 |
| 1894 | 7 | — | #1,248 |
| 1893 | 6 | — | #1,291 |
| 1892 | 5 | — | #1,478 |
| 1889 | 5 | — | #1,302 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | #1,147 |
| 1886 | 5 | — | #1,121 |
| 1883 | 5 | — | #936 |