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
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- 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
boys
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | |
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| 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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First appearance
1932
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 2025
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · boys
- South Dakota#7 · 1 in 92
- Iowa#13 · 1 in 141
- Wyoming#16 · 1 in 78
- Utah#16 · 1 in 150
- Montana#17 · 1 in 114
Best ever in a state: #7 in South Dakota, 2025.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota | #7 | 42 | 1 in 92 |
| Iowa | #13 | 98 | 1 in 141 |
| Utah | #16 | 131 | 1 in 150 |
| Wyoming | #16 | 14 | 1 in 78 |
| Montana | #17 | 33 | 1 in 114 |
| Louisiana | #19 | 104 | 1 in 184 |
| Minnesota | #19 | 143 | 1 in 171 |
| Nebraska | #20 | 58 | 1 in 152 |
| Missouri | #24 | 157 | 1 in 177 |
| Idaho | #25 | 53 | 1 in 163 |
| Mississippi | #26 | 57 | 1 in 190 |
| North Dakota | #26 | 25 | 1 in 134 |
| Kentucky | #27 | 116 | 1 in 177 |
| Wisconsin | #28 | 123 | 1 in 191 |
| Indiana | #29 | 150 | 1 in 211 |
| Maine | #29 | 30 | 1 in 128 |
| Arkansas | #30 | 68 | 1 in 185 |
| Kansas | #31 | 76 | 1 in 185 |
| Tennessee | #31 | 167 | 1 in 220 |
| Oklahoma | #32 | 87 | 1 in 203 |
| Alabama | #33 | 103 | 1 in 209 |
| West Virginia | #33 | 37 | 1 in 166 |
| Colorado | #34 | 132 | 1 in 203 |
| Oregon | #34 | 76 | 1 in 198 |
| Michigan | #36 | 185 | 1 in 217 |
| New Hampshire | #40 | 29 | 1 in 155 |
| Ohio | #40 | 233 | 1 in 225 |
| Arizona | #48 | 131 | 1 in 250 |
| Vermont | #48 | 9 | 1 in 135 |
| Pennsylvania | #51 | 213 | 1 in 245 |
| Washington | #52 | 126 | 1 in 260 |
| Delaware | #55 | 16 | 1 in 184 |
| Alaska | #56 | 12 | 1 in 189 |
| Illinois | #57 | 173 | 1 in 286 |
| Connecticut | #65 | 54 | 1 in 245 |
| Georgia | #65 | 156 | 1 in 322 |
| Hawaii | #69 | 12 | 1 in 243 |
| New Mexico | #74 | 23 | 1 in 283 |
| North Carolina | #78 | 149 | 1 in 345 |
| South Carolina | #79 | 64 | 1 in 331 |
| District of Columbia | #82 | 10 | 1 in 253 |
| Virginia | #85 | 100 | 1 in 373 |
| Nevada | #89 | 33 | 1 in 342 |
| Maryland | #90 | 61 | 1 in 375 |
| Massachusetts | #91 | 74 | 1 in 365 |
| Florida | #93 | 231 | 1 in 414 |
| Rhode Island | #97 | 11 | 1 in 284 |
| Texas | #99 | 408 | 1 in 429 |
| California | #112 | 352 | 1 in 499 |
| New Jersey | #127 | 76 | 1 in 523 |
| New York | #133 | 144 | 1 in 586 |
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
Momentum · boys
Rising
- 49 spots since 2020 (#109 → #60)
- Biggest jump: 200 spots in 1969
- Biggest drop: 67 spots in 1982
Rise & fade · boys
93 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1932
- Peaked 2025 at #60 (5,165 births)
- Not yet halved from its peak
Top of the charts · boys
Top 100 for 5 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 5 yrs · run 2021–2025
- Top 1,000: 58 yrs · run 1969–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 331
- Highest: 1 in 331 boys born in 2025 were named Beau (0.30%)
Era · boys
The 2020s
- 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.
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