Given name
Beatrix
“one who blesses others”
In English use, Beatrix has a related form in Beatrice. One Latin interpretation is “one who blesses others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In English use, Beatrix has a related form in Beatrice. One Latin interpretation is “one who blesses others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Late Latin.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1883. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Beatrix through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 4,110
- 0 boys · 4,110 girls
- Most popular year
- 2019
- 262 babies
- 2025
- 162
- #1,360 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −18%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 162 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,360 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.9% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 262 in 2019. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (18). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,476 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Beatrix’s family of names
In Hungarian usage, Beatrix has a diminutive in Bea. Beatrix shares a linguistic root with Beatriz. In English usage, Beatrix has a related form in Beatrice.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Beatrix has relatives in 16 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
20 related names in 16 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 15
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Beatrix
- Beatrix of the NetherlandsQueen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013 (born 1938)
- Beatrix von StorchGerman politicianborn 1971
- Beatrice of SilesiaGerman queen1290–1322
- Beatrice of RethelQueen consort of Sicily1130–1185
- Beatrix of BavariaSwedish queen1344–1360
- Beatrix Loughranfigure skater (1900-1975)
- Beatrix KökényHungarian handball playerborn 1969
- Beatrice de FrangepanCroatian noblewoman1480–1510
- Beatrice, Countess of ArundelPortuguese noble1380–1439
Characters named Beatrix: The Bride (Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill).
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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