Given name & surname
Beatriz
“one who blesses others”
Beatriz is a variant of Beatrice. One Latin interpretation is “one who blesses others.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Beatriz is a variant of Beatrice. One Latin interpretation is “one who blesses others.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Beatriz is a variant of Beatrice. An origin associated with Beatrice is Latin. In Spanish use, Beatriz shares an earlier linguistic root with Beatrix. An origin associated with Beatrix is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1894. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Beatriz through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 18,448
- 53 boys · 18,395 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 521 babies
- 2025
- 120
- #1,704 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −17%
- Easing
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 120 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 1,704 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 17.4% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 521 in 1990. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (19). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 49,937 as a first name in 2020; 286 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Beatriz’s family of names
In Spanish usage, Beatriz has a diminutive in Bea. In English usage, Beatriz shares an earlier linguistic root with Beatrice. In Spanish usage, Beatriz has a conventional equivalent in the German form Beata.
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Around the world
Beatriz has relatives in 8 languages.
12 related names in 8 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 10
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
- Beatrixcognate · German
- BeataGerman
- Beatričėequivalent
- Beatriuequivalent
- БеатриксRussian
- БеатрисRussian
- БеатрисаRussian
- BeatryczePolish
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See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Beatriz
- Beatrice of PortugalQueen of Castile, Pretender Queen of Portugal1373–1409
- Gigi FernándezPuerto Rican professional tennis playerborn 1964
- Beatriz Haddad MaiaBrazilian tennis playerborn 1996
- Infanta Beatriz of SpainSpanish infanta, daughter of King Alfonso XIII of Spain and Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1909–2002)
- Beatriz of Portugal, Duchess of ViseuDuchess of Viseu, was the only female governor of the Order of Christ1430–1506
- Lolita TorresArgentinian actor (1930–2002)
- Beatriz LuengoSpanish musicianborn 1982
- Beatriz GalindoSpanish educator and writer
- Beatriz SouzaBrazilian judoka (born 1998)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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