Beau
#2,859 for girls in 2025, 59 births · #60 for boys in 2025, 5,165 births
Given to boys 98.5% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 2025 · 5,165 births
- Debut · boys
- 5 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 5 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 65,592since 1932
Beau over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
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| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #2,859 | 59 | #60 | 5,165 |
| 2024 | #2,637 | 66 | #69 | 4,704 |
| 2023 | #3,140 | 52 | #81 | 4,100 |
| 2022 | #2,856 | 59 | #90 | 3,958 |
| 2021 | #2,929 | 57 | #94 | 3,815 |
| 2020 | #3,179 | 49 | #109 | 3,344 |
| 2019 | #3,388 | 46 | #132 | 2,933 |
| 2018 | #3,245 | 49 | #151 | 2,598 |
| 2017 | #3,145 | 51 | #157 | 2,511 |
| 2016 | #3,707 | 41 | #188 | 2,125 |
| 2015 | #3,533 | 44 | #203 | 1,980 |
| 2014 | #3,486 | 45 | #230 | 1,634 |
| 2013 | #3,465 | 45 | #272 | 1,300 |
| 2012 | #3,915 | 39 | #310 | 1,069 |
| 2011 | #5,063 | 27 | #352 | 852 |
| 2010 | #5,771 | 23 | #375 | 766 |
| 2009 | #8,888 | 13 | #397 | 751 |
| 2008 | #8,109 | 15 | #396 | 749 |
| 2007 | #6,552 | 20 | #422 | 691 |
| 2006 | #6,125 | 21 | #437 | 624 |
| 2005 | #8,330 | 13 | #416 | 646 |
| 2004 | #7,077 | 16 | #402 | 649 |
| 2003 | #6,576 | 17 | #420 | 612 |
| 2002 | #13,595 | 6 | #504 | 452 |
| 2001 | #13,521 | 6 | #504 | 453 |
| 2000 | — | #467 | 507 | |
| 1999 | #11,385 | 7 | #477 | 469 |
| 1998 | — | #449 | 498 | |
| 1997 | — | #466 | 469 | |
| 1996 | — | #426 | 528 | |
| 1995 | #11,783 | 6 | #440 | 520 |
| 1994 | #13,430 | 5 | #395 | 588 |
| 1993 | — | #423 | 535 | |
| 1992 | #13,317 | 5 | #390 | 585 |
| 1991 | #11,509 | 6 | #350 | 693 |
| 1990 | #12,958 | 5 | #337 | 732 |
| 1989 | #8,761 | 8 | #384 | 574 |
| 1988 | — | #350 | 594 | |
| 1987 | #11,325 | 5 | #375 | 514 |
| 1986 | #7,749 | 8 | #308 | 664 |
| 1985 | #9,307 | 6 | #310 | 660 |
| 1984 | #9,144 | 6 | #292 | 698 |
| 1983 | #7,312 | 8 | #331 | 559 |
| 1982 | #6,371 | 10 | #296 | 677 |
| 1981 | #5,571 | 12 | #229 | 1,027 |
| 1980 | #3,506 | 23 | #203 | 1,207 |
| 1979 | #8,061 | 7 | #299 | 666 |
| 1978 | — | #352 | 478 | |
| 1977 | #9,652 | 5 | #355 | 489 |
| 1976 | — | #401 | 373 | |
| 1975 | — | #506 | 250 | |
| 1974 | — | #557 | 207 | |
| 1973 | — | #581 | 186 | |
| 1972 | — | #635 | 155 | |
| 1971 | — | #628 | 174 | |
| 1970 | — | #627 | 167 | |
| 1969 | — | #817 | 89 | |
| 1968 | — | #1,017 | 53 | |
| 1967 | — | #968 | 56 | |
| 1966 | — | #1,007 | 52 | |
| 1965 | — | #1,081 | 47 | |
| 1964 | — | #1,199 | 41 | |
| 1963 | — | #1,305 | 36 | |
| 1962 | — | #1,172 | 44 | |
| 1961 | — | #1,262 | 39 | |
| 1960 | — | #2,121 | 15 | |
| 1959 | — | #1,709 | 22 | |
| 1958 | — | #2,093 | 15 | |
| 1957 | — | — | ||
| 1956 | — | #2,969 | 8 | |
| 1955 | — | #1,725 | 20 | |
| 1954 | — | #3,452 | 6 | |
| 1953 | — | #1,709 | 20 | |
| 1952 | — | #2,153 | 13 | |
| 1951 | — | #2,662 | 9 | |
| 1950 | — | #2,438 | 10 | |
| 1949 | — | #3,690 | 5 | |
| 1948 | — | #3,316 | 6 | |
| 1947 | — | #3,370 | 6 | |
| 1946 | — | #2,403 | 10 | |
| 1945 | — | #3,338 | 5 | |
| 1944 | — | #3,109 | 6 | |
| 1943 | — | #3,538 | 5 | |
| 1942 | — | #3,560 | 5 | |
| 1941 | — | #2,083 | 12 | |
| 1940 | — | #2,671 | 8 | |
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| 1932 | — | #3,776 | 5 | |
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The first year at least five boys were named Beau! It came in at #3,776, and was given to 5 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1932–1939, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.
Where Beau is popular in 2014
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- North Dakota#93 · 1 in 280
- Louisiana#113 · 1 in 442
- West Virginia#121 · 1 in 405
- Iowa#123 · 1 in 438
- Oklahoma#123 · 1 in 492
Best ever in a state: #7 in South Dakota, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | #93 | 15 | 1 in 280 |
| Louisiana | #113 | 57 | 1 in 442 |
| West Virginia | #121 | 20 | 1 in 405 |
| Iowa | #123 | 36 | 1 in 438 |
| Oklahoma | #123 | 42 | 1 in 492 |
| Montana | #132 | 10 | 1 in 399 |
| Nebraska | #134 | 23 | 1 in 451 |
| Kansas | #141 | 32 | 1 in 494 |
| Wisconsin | #142 | 51 | 1 in 537 |
| Minnesota | #148 | 49 | 1 in 572 |
| Wyoming | #150 | 5 | 1 in 396 |
| Arkansas | #156 | 26 | 1 in 562 |
| Missouri | #158 | 53 | 1 in 611 |
| South Dakota | #163 | 8 | 1 in 526 |
| Utah | #163 | 36 | 1 in 598 |
| Mississippi | #173 | 20 | 1 in 689 |
| Colorado | #179 | 41 | 1 in 666 |
| Ohio | #180 | 77 | 1 in 783 |
| Oregon | #180 | 28 | 1 in 655 |
| Tennessee | #180 | 47 | 1 in 772 |
| Idaho | #191 | 13 | 1 in 642 |
| Delaware | #194 | 5 | 1 in 723 |
| Indiana | #200 | 44 | 1 in 822 |
| Washington | #207 | 44 | 1 in 825 |
| Maine | #208 | 6 | 1 in 775 |
| New Hampshire | #210 | 5 | 1 in 918 |
| Nevada | #217 | 17 | 1 in 794 |
| Pennsylvania | #224 | 55 | 1 in 1,105 |
| Georgia | #227 | 53 | 1 in 1,038 |
| Kentucky | #229 | 22 | 1 in 1,013 |
| Illinois | #230 | 62 | 1 in 1,071 |
| Michigan | #233 | 44 | 1 in 1,111 |
| Texas | #254 | 161 | 1 in 1,159 |
| Connecticut | #263 | 11 | 1 in 1,330 |
| Alabama | #265 | 19 | 1 in 1,216 |
| Florida | #279 | 68 | 1 in 1,412 |
| South Carolina | #293 | 16 | 1 in 1,341 |
| Virginia | #306 | 28 | 1 in 1,511 |
| Massachusetts | #308 | 16 | 1 in 1,870 |
| North Carolina | #308 | 34 | 1 in 1,521 |
| California | #320 | 130 | 1 in 1,779 |
| Arizona | #322 | 25 | 1 in 1,503 |
| Maryland | #384 | 13 | 1 in 2,171 |
| New Mexico | #386 | 5 | 1 in 1,817 |
| New York | #489 | 33 | 1 in 3,113 |
| New Jersey | #644 | 9 | 1 in 4,660 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| Vermont | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Beau
- 9 spots since 2024 (#69 → #60)
- 49 spots since 2020 (#109 → #60)
- 143 spots since 2015 (#203 → #60)
- Biggest jump: 200 spots in 1969 (#1,017 → #817)
- Biggest drop: 67 spots in 1982 (#229 → #296)
- Debuted 1932
- Peaked 2025 at #60 (5,165 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 2021–2025
- Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1969–2025
- Highest: 1 in 331 boys born in 2025 were named Beau (0.30%)
- 38.2% of all boys named Beau (25,086) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | #3,776 (1932) | #3,776 |
| 1940s | 68 | #2,083 (1941) | #3,108 |
| 1950s | 123 | #1,709 (1959) | #2,323 |
| 1960s | 472 | #817 (1969) | #1,195 |
| 1970s | 3,145 | #299 (1979) | #494 |
| 1980s | 7,174 | #203 (1980) | #308 |
| 1990s | 5,617 | #337 (1990) | #415 |
| 2000s | 6,134 | #396 (2008) | #437 |
| 2010s | 17,768 | #132 (2019) | #237 |
| 2020s | 25,086 | #60 (2025) | #84 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Beau in 2014
Top girls' names in 2014
Top boys' names in 2014
More about 2014
girls
1,786,355 girls got a published name in 2014; 1 in 39,697 of them was named Beau, which outranked 81.9% of the 19,232 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
- #3,425Yasmina46
- #3,425Zamira46
- #3,425Zaylie46
- #3,486Beau45
- #3,486Abigael45
- #3,486Adelyne45
- #3,486Ailey45
- #3,549Auburn44
- #3,549Avyanna44
- #3,549Azra44
Tied with 62 names at #3,486; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
- ↑ 3,632Aranza#4,243 → #611
- ↑ 576Montserrat#1,148 → #572
- ↑ 573Monserrat#1,165 → #592
- ↑ 463Maisie#1,116 → #653
- ↑ 419Ariadne#1,220 → #801
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,920,871 boys got a published name in 2014; 1 in 1,176 of them was named Beau, which outranked 98.4% of the 14,081 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.