Girl’s name · Spanish, African

Beya

How to say it: bay-AH · /beˈja/

Short modern feminine name used across cultures - often a pet form of Beatrice or Beyza in French use.

Beya was the 4,742nd most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 12 babies (Social Security Administration). Its busiest decade was the 2010s, its births are down about 23% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #5,104 by 2030.

Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures

#4,742for girls in 2025
1 in 174,491US babies
12born in 2025
#5,104projected for 2030
2010sits peak decade
under 1 in 200chance a classmate shares it

Key facts

Key facts about Beya
Rank among girls’ names, 2025#4,742
Babies born in 202512
Share of births1 in 174,491
Peak decade2010s
Change over 10 years−23%
Projected rank for 2030 (estimate)#5,104
In France, 2025#361 among girls’ names, 35 births

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.

Its life, decade by decade

Beya is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.

1900195020002020–25
Peak: 9 per million births, 2010s.

What goes with it

Parents who love Beya also love

Nicknames

  • Bea
  • Bey

Honouring a Beya in the family

In the classroom

In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Beya is about under 1 in 200.

Around the world

This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French, Spanish.

In France: #361 for girls in 2025.

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