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Bea

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What official birth registration shows about Bea: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Rising

among girls in England and Wales · 2000–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2000 to 2025, ranging from #703 to #3998.200020052010201520202025#703#3998
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2000#3912
2001#3998
2002#2105
2003#2436
2004#1535
2005#1406
2006#1748
2007#1741
2008#1641
2009#1668
2010#1520
2011#1729
2012#1720
2013#959
2014#1411
2015#1405
2016#1241
2017#1144
2018#1035
2019#703
2020#840
2021#747
2022#963
2023#813
2024#1097
2025#816

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

RisingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 2000 to 2025.

In 2025: #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #816 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 2000–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2000

    First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2008–2025

    Highest recorded position: #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2008–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #816 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2000 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #372 in Republic of Ireland in 2024.

Bea's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#81644HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#109731HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#81344HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#96336HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#74750HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#84043HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#70355HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#103534HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#114430HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#124127HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#140523HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#141122HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#95938HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#172017HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#172916HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#152019HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#166816HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#164116HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#174114HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#174813HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#140616HighVerified
2004England and Walesfemale#153514HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#24367HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#21058HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#39983HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#39123HighVerified
2025Republic of Irelandfemale#6085HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#37210HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#4957HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#5596HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#8833HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#6295HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#4768HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#8763HighVerified
2010Republic of Irelandfemale#9103HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#8623HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Bea is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Bea, between 2000 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2019Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2008Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2010Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2014Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2015Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2016Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2018Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2021Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2023Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2024Republic of Ireland: recorded in 2025Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202420002025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales2000–202526#703 in 2019
Republic of Ireland2008–202511#372 in 2024
Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Bea

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 2000–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2000 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #372 in Republic of Ireland in 2024. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.