Beatrice
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name of Latin origin, used since the 19th century.
Source: Wiktionary, Swedish entry for Beatrice (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Beatrice has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 1999. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
Show the figures
| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | 81 |
| 1999 | 84 |
| 2000 | 64 |
| 2001 | 52 |
| 2002 | 61 |
| 2003 | 48 |
| 2004 | 33 |
| 2005 | 36 |
| 2006 | 39 |
| 2007 | 37 |
| 2008 | 48 |
| 2009 | 37 |
| 2010 | 33 |
| 2011 | 35 |
| 2012 | 25 |
| 2013 | 36 |
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2015 | 27 |
| 2016 | 30 |
| 2017 | 21 |
| 2018 | 18 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 34 |
| 2022 | 19 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
Show the figures
| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,578 |
| 2000 | 3,649 |
| 2001 | 3,731 |
| 2002 | 3,794 |
| 2003 | 3,865 |
| 2004 | 3,888 |
| 2005 | 3,918 |
| 2006 | 3,962 |
| 2007 | 3,996 |
| 2008 | 4,065 |
| 2009 | 4,105 |
| 2010 | 4,137 |
| 2011 | 4,165 |
| 2012 | 4,190 |
| 2013 | 4,223 |
| 2014 | 4,254 |
| 2015 | 4,273 |
| 2016 | 4,316 |
| 2017 | 4,344 |
| 2018 | 4,359 |
| 2019 | 4,372 |
| 2020 | 4,392 |
Beatrice in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Beatrice.Hi! My name is Beatrice.
- Beatrice har bott i Uppsala i tre år.Beatrice has lived in Uppsala for three years.
- Jag ska fika med Beatrice i eftermiddag.I'm having coffee with Beatrice this afternoon.
- Beatrices mamma är lärare.Beatrice's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Beatrices mamma is Beatrice's mum.
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Questions about Beatrice
How do you pronounce Beatrice in Swedish?
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What does the name Beatrice mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name of Latin origin, used since the 19th century.
How popular is Beatrice in Sweden?
19 babies were named Beatrice in 2022. In 2020, 4,392 people in Sweden had Beatrice as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 1999 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.