How Many People Are Named Beyonce?
An estimated 1,939 people in the United States have the first name Beyonce. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 22 years old, and Beyonce peaked in popularity in 2001 with 353 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Beyonce 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 Beyonce paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,939
About 1 in 176,769 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
22
years old
Peak Year
2001
353 births
Total Registered
1,970
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Beyonce
Beyonce is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,970 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Beyonce as a female name
Ranked #13,861 in 2022
6 female births in 2022
Peak: 2001 (353 births)
Beyonce: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Beyonce span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 1,666 babies were registered. Beyonce has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Beyonce by Decade
How has Beyonce 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.
Beyonce by State
Birth registrations for Beyonce span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Arkansas, Utah, Minnesota. On average, about 50 Beyonces were registered per state.
Beyonce + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Beyonce as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Beyonce: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Beyonce?
We estimate approximately 1,939 people named Beyonce 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 176,769 Americans share this first name.
Is Beyonce a common name?
Beyonce is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.6% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,970 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Beyonce most popular?
Beyonce reached peak popularity in 2001, when 353 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Beyonce is approximately 22 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Beyonce a female name?
Beyonce is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Beyonce Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Beyonce Smith, Beyonce Johnson, Beyonce 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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