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Bea

Bea is a female given name: 99% of people named Bea are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.

FemaleMedium
Male 1%Female 99%
Verdict
Female
Male / female split
1% male / 99% female
Confidence
Medium (8 to 63 weighted country observations)
Most common in
Netherlands, United States, Austria
US births since 1880
0 male / 1,832 female
Data
nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
Updated
2026-09-11

How to address Bea

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Bea," in English, "Guten Tag Bea," in German. Bea is a female given name: about 99% of people named Bea are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Ready-made greetings in six languages

English

Dear Bea,

German

Guten Tag Bea,

French

Bonjour Bea,

Spanish

Estimado/a Bea:

Chinese

Bea您好：

Japanese

Bea様

English

Hi Bea,

German

Hi Bea,

French

Salut Bea,

Spanish

Hola Bea,

Chinese

Bea你好：

Japanese

Beaさん

Greeting generator

This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.

Country breakdown

Gender of the name Bea by country (nam_dict, 55 country columns)
CountryHow commonUsuallyMale share
Netherlandsuncommonwoman's name2%
United Statesuncommonwoman's name0%
Austriararewoman's name2%
Belgiumrarewoman's name2%

United States birth data

0 male · 1,832 female · 1,832 births recorded

Male 0%Female 100%

Since 1980: 0% male.

Frequently asked questions

Is Bea a male or female name?

Bea is a female given name: 99% of people named Bea are women, and it is recorded as female in 4 of the 4 countries covered.

How do I address Bea in an email?

When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Bea," in English, "Guten Tag Bea," in German. Bea is a female given name: about 99% of people named Bea are women. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.

Is Bea a unisex name?

Bea is not a unisex name: 1% of people named Bea are men. Bea leans strongly female overall.

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Sources

Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.

Cite this page

DearWho, "Is Bea a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bea (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.

BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_bea,
  title  = {Is Bea a male or female name?},
  author = {{DearWho}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/bea},
  note   = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}