How Many People Are Named Bee?
An estimated 725 people in the United States have the first name Bee. It is used for both genders, with 60.5% male. The average bearer is 39 years old, and Bee peaked in popularity in 1990 with 48 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Bee 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 Bee paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Bee is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
725
About 1 in 472,765 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
60.5% confidence
Average Age
39
years old
Peak Year
1990
48 births
Total Registered
1,692
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Bee
Bee is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (60.5%) and females (39.5%). Out of 1,692 total births registered, 1,023 were male and 669 were female.
Bee as a male name
Ranked #9,206 in 2000
6 male births in 2000
Peak: 1991 (41 births)
Bee as a female name
Ranked #11,226 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 1917 (27 births)
Bee: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Bee span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 14 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 324 babies were registered. Bee has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Bee by Decade
How has Bee 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.
Bee by State
Birth registrations for Bee span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Wisconsin, Minnesota. The lowest are in Kentucky, Minnesota, Wisconsin. On average, about 92 Bees were registered per state.
Bee + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Bee as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Bee
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
Bee: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Bee?
We estimate approximately 725 people named Bee 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 472,765 Americans share this first name.
Is Bee a common name?
Bee is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 87.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,692 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Bee most popular?
Bee reached peak popularity in 1990, when 48 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Bee is approximately 39 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Bee a male name?
Bee is predominantly male. 60.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Bee Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Bee Smith, Bee Johnson, Bee 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 0 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau estimate. Full methodology.
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