Beau
French, “handsome”; long used in the American South as a nickname before becoming a given name.
2025peak year
No. 60best rank (2025)
66,603babies since 1880
No. 60rank in 2025
Popularity, 1880–2025
Beau first shows up in the national records in 1932. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in every year from 2021 to 2025. Its biggest year was 2025, when 5,165 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 60 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 60 for boys. All told, 66,603 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | No. 3776 |
| 1940s | 68 | No. 2083 |
| 1950s | 123 | No. 1709 |
| 1960s | 472 | No. 817 |
| 1970s | 3,145 | No. 299 |
| 1980s | 7,174 | No. 203 |
| 1990s | 5,617 | No. 337 |
| 2000s | 6,134 | No. 396 |
| 2010s | 17,768 | No. 132 |
| 2020s | 25,086 | No. 60 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.