Beyonce

American invented name from Louisiana Creole

Beyonce Origin and Meaning

The name Beyonce is a girl's name.

You know who Beyonce is. One of the most famous people in the world. When she was born, her name was truly unique; it was a riff on her mom's maiden name, Biyence, with an accent over the final E.

Though we traditionally think of beloved celebrities boosting the popularity of their names, outlandish mononyms like Rihanna and Madonna often do the exact opposite, because they become so closely associated with their bearer that they sound strange on anyone else.

Yet in this category, as in so many others, Beyonce is an unusual case. When she first rose to fame in Destiny's Child, she inspired many imitators — 353 baby girls born in the U.S. in 2001 were named Beyonce, enough to make it the 700th most popular name that year. But that was the peak. As Beyonce's star rose (and once she started dropping her last name, Knowles), her name started to lose favor with parents. In 2016, just six newborns in the U.S. were named Beyonce. And the following year, the name dropped off the popularity list altogether, meaning it was given to fewer than five children. There's only room for one.

Major Beyonce fans who want to honor their favorite artist with a baby name might want to consider her middle name, Giselle, her sister's name, Solange, or even her sometime nom de guerre Sasha.

Beyonce Rank in US Top 1000

# 700 in the US

Beyonce Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 2396 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Beyonce

• 1104 Nameberry 2019

Famous People Named Beyonce

• Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter, American singer

The name Beyonce in Pop Culture

• Aleesha Beyoncé Miller character on British soap "EastEnders"
• Princess Beyoncé Carlyle birth name of Hope Chance, baby on TV's "Raising Hope"