Bea

English diminutive of Beatrice, Latin

"she who brings happiness"

Bea Origin and Meaning

The name Bea is a girl's name of English origin meaning "she who brings happiness".

Bea is a former old lady name that's cute again as a short form — and is now beginning to stand on its own. Bee is a variation that, like Bea, can work as a diminutive for any name that starts with the letter B, or in the middle. Bea actually stood alone on the popularity lists for four years at the beginning of the twentieth century — and it could happen again.

Golden Girl Bea Arthur was born a Bernice.

Bea Rank in US Top 1000

# 973 in the US

Bea Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 476 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Bea

• 476 Nameberry 2025
• 815 England 2023
• 40 Finland 2024

20 Names Similar to Bea

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Bea.

• Winnie
• Lottie
• Pippa
• Hattie
• Kit
• Margo
• Nellie
• Effie
• Dottie
• Billie
• Nell
• Goldie
• Edie
• Frankie
• Marnie
• Tillie
• Greta
• Birdie
• Etta
• Bonnie

Famous People Named Bea

• Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (born Bernice Frankel) American actress
• Beatrice "Bea" Benaderet American actress
• Beatrice Gladys "Bea" Lillie Canadian,British actress
• Beatrice Annika "Bea" Miller American singer and songwriter
• Bea Alonzo (born Phylbert Angelie Ranollo Fagestrom) British,Filipina actress
• Beanca Marie "Bea" Binene Filipina actress
• Beatrice "Bea" Booze American R&B singer
• Beatrice "Bea" Wain American pop singer
• Beatriz "Bea" Segura Spanish actress
• Bea Flora retired Polish adult model

The name Bea in Pop Culture

• Beatriz "Bea" Aguilar character in "The Shadow of the Wind" and its sequel by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• Bea character in the musical "Something Rotten"
• Bea character on animated series "Fish Hooks"
• Bea Kivlan character in "The Accident Season" by Moira Fowley,Doyle
• Bea Simmons character in an episode of "The Simpsons"
• Bea Finch (nee Holloway) character in "Land Girls"
• Beatrice "Bea" Santello character from "Night in the Woods"
• Beatrix "Bea" Nilsson character in Australian soap "Neighbours"
• Bea Time Character from the webcomic "Sparklecare Hospital"