Beatrice: how popular will it get?

[agent99]

Beatrice currently ranks 707 on the SS Index which isn't too popular for me to consider but a friend of mine has met 3 Beatrice's under the age of 5! Granted these kids live in NYC which is generally ahead of the naming curve but I also see it on a lot of name boards which makes me wonder how high this name might climb.

WDYT? I could see it reaching the 300's or so.

[taz]

I am in Brooklyn & I hear it a lot too! I feel like I live in a weird name spot where Eleanor is more popular than Isabella! Beatrice is on the rise here though!

[agent99]

I am in Brooklyn & I hear it a lot too! I feel like I live in a weird name spot where Eleanor is more popular than Isabella! Beatrice is on the rise here though!

That's where my friend lives, she knows two in Brooklyn and one on the UES which makes me think if it's all over NYC will it spread to other big cities? I've met a few Eleanors there too...it would be cool to do a blog on names popular in NYC!

[cj85]

Beatrice is a classic name. It won't ever be not heard a lot. I know two Beatrice's under 5 years old, but I also have two friends in their late 20s/early 30s named Bea (Beatrice) and my mother's best friend is named Beatrice. I also know a Beatrix.

[kitkat7]

I think Beatrice is mostly popular throughout Nameberry. I've never met any other Beatrice's. I can see it reaching the 400's or 300's.

[jemama]

I know a 5 year old Beatrice and an under a year named Beatrix. So while I could see both climbing, I think that in many places neither will be too common.

Beatrice is one of those older names on the fringe like Eleanor and Iris that people either love or feel they are "too old ladyish". It doesn't have the same appeal to the masses like the top 100 "old lady names" do.

[taz]

I'm in Fort Green which is full of families and I think off-beat but vintage/classic is the major trend here. I always try to post after I go to moms groups!

[emelis]

I think it's a name that gets a lot of air time on blogs, and will obviously be popular in certain circles. But in reality, I don't think it will 'take off' so-to-speak. I just don't see it happening.

[missv]

Oh I love Beatrice too. I also think it might rise to the 300s or so, but I don't think that it is headed to the top of the charts. Beatrice still have the old-lady vibe, but Bea as a nn makes its rise more likely. The -ce ending (like Alice -another fave) also makes it appealing.

BTW agent99, I love all your signature names. Do you pronounce Athénaïs "Ah - té - nah - is"?

[elrock13]

I don't really know anyone named Beatrice. I've only read it in books, but I really like it.