Beau

Given to 66,603 US babies since 1932

▲ Rising +63% vs. 2018–2020

Rank in 2025

#2859

recorded as girls

222 since 2024

#60

recorded as boys

9 since 2024

Babies in 2025

5,224

girls 59 · boys 5,165

Peak year

2025

5,165 babies recorded as boys

All-time total

66,603

since 1932

Born a Beau? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

Recorded as girls Recorded as boys

Beau was most popular in 2025, when 5,165 babies recorded as boys got the name (3.0 per 1,000). In 2025, 5,165 babies were named Beau, ranking #60 for babies recorded as boys. Compared with 2018–2020, it's up 63%.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	59	2859	5,165	60
2024	66	2637	4,704	69
2023	52	3140	4,100	81
2022	59	2856	3,958	90
2021	57	2929	3,815	94
2020	49	3179	3,344	109
2019	46	3388	2,933	132
2018	49	3245	2,598	151
2017	51	3145	2,511	157
2016	41	3707	2,125	188
2015	44	3533	1,980	203
2014	45	3486	1,634	230
2013	45	3465	1,300	272
2012	39	3915	1,069	310
2011	27	5063	852	352
2010	23	5771	766	375
2009	13	8888	751	397
2008	15	8109	749	396
2007	20	6552	691	422
2006	21	6125	624	437
2005	13	8330	646	416
2004	16	7077	649	402
2003	17	6576	612	420
2002	6	13595	452	504
2001	6	13521	453	504
2000	<5	—	507	467
1999	7	11385	469	477
1998	<5	—	498	449
1997	<5	—	469	466
1996	<5	—	528	426
1995	6	11783	520	440
1994	5	13430	588	395
1993	<5	—	535	423
1992	5	13317	585	390
1991	6	11509	693	350
1990	5	12958	732	337
1989	8	8761	574	384
1988	<5	—	594	350
1987	5	11325	514	375
1986	8	7749	664	308
1985	6	9307	660	310
1984	6	9144	698	292
1983	8	7312	559	331
1982	10	6371	677	296
1981	12	5571	1,027	229
1980	23	3506	1,207	203
1979	7	8061	666	299
1978	<5	—	478	352
1977	5	9652	489	355
1976	<5	—	373	401
1975	<5	—	250	506
1974	<5	—	207	557
1973	<5	—	186	581
1972	<5	—	155	635
1971	<5	—	174	628
1970	<5	—	167	627
1969	<5	—	89	817
1968	<5	—	53	1017
1967	<5	—	56	968
1966	<5	—	52	1007
1965	<5	—	47	1081
1964	<5	—	41	1199
1963	<5	—	36	1305
1962	<5	—	44	1172
1961	<5	—	39	1262
1960	<5	—	15	2121
1959	<5	—	22	1709
1958	<5	—	15	2093
1957	<5	—	<5	—
1956	<5	—	8	2969
1955	<5	—	20	1725
1954	<5	—	6	3452
1953	<5	—	20	1709
1952	<5	—	13	2153
1951	<5	—	9	2662
1950	<5	—	10	2438
1949	<5	—	5	3690
1948	<5	—	6	3316
1947	<5	—	6	3370
1946	<5	—	10	2403
1945	<5	—	5	3338
1944	<5	—	6	3109
1943	<5	—	5	3538
1942	<5	—	5	3560
1941	<5	—	12	2083
1940	<5	—	8	2671
1939	<5	—	<5	—
1938	<5	—	<5	—
1937	<5	—	<5	—
1936	<5	—	<5	—
1935	<5	—	<5	—
1934	<5	—	<5	—
1933	<5	—	<5	—
1932	<5	—	5	3776