Beatriz
Beatriz is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese female first name. It corresponds to the Latin name Beatrix and the English and Italian name Beatrice. The name in Latin means 'brings joy' and in other languages also means 'she who brings others happiness'. It became relatively popular in Japan as Beatorisu ( ベアトリス) with the Japanese-Brazilian immigration to Japan in recent years.
- Spanish
- Portuguese
Meaning & Origin of Beatriz
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Beatriz is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese female first name. It corresponds to the Latin name Beatrix and the English and Italian name Beatrice. The name in Latin means 'brings joy' and in other languages also means 'she who brings others happiness'. It became relatively popular in Japan as Beatorisu ( ベアトリス) with the Japanese-Brazilian immigration to Japan in recent years.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Spanish
- Portuguese
The Story of Beatriz
American parents first put Beatriz on the record books as a baby girl name in 1894, with 9 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1990, when 521 Beatrizs were born — ranking #470 that year. About 24% of every Beatriz on record arrived during the 1990s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Beatriz ranks #1,810 for baby girls with 111 births, gradually falling (-15%). All told, over 18K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Beatriz
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Beatriz. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Beatriz
Phonetically similar names — useful when Beatriz is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Beatrice
- Batteries
- Beaters
- Betrays
- Butteries
- Buttress
- Butros
- Butters
- Beetroot
- Betters
- Batters
- Bitters
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About the name Beatriz
Beatriz is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1894 and has accumulated 18K births in the dataset. Beatriz's peak popularity came in 1990 when it ranked #470. Use the chart and map above to compare Beatriz's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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