How Many People Are Named Beda?
An estimated 10 people in the United States have the first name Beda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 101 years old, and Beda peaked in popularity in 1918 with 14 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Beda as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Beda paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 101, Beda is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1935.
- Beda is exceptionally rare. Fewer than 100 people with this name are estimated to be alive in the U.S. today.
Estimated Living Americans
10
About 1 in 34,275,434 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
101
years old
Peak Year
1918
14 births
Total Registered
328
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Beda
Beda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 328 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Beda as a female name
Ranked #3,234 in 1940
8 female births in 1940
Peak: 1918 (14 births)
Beda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Beda span from the 1880s to the 1940s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1890s, when 84 babies were registered. Beda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1890s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Beda by Decade
How has Beda tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Beda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Beda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Beda
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Beda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Beda?
We estimate approximately 10 people named Beda are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 34,275,434 Americans share this first name.
Is Beda a common name?
Beda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 28.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 328 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Beda most popular?
Beda reached peak popularity in 1918, when 14 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Beda is approximately 101 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Beda a female name?
Beda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Beda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Beda Smith, Beda Johnson, Beda Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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