Beau

Where Beau comes from

Shortened from surname type given names such as Beauregard or Beaumont, or from the French word beau.
— Wiktionary's entry for Beau
  • 1 syllable
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1932
    First appearance
    #3,776 among boys, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 1941
    Beau Bridges born
    American actor
  3. 1969
    Beau Biden born
    American politician and lawyer
  4. 2025
    Peak, #60
    5,165 babies named Beau — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name used since mid-twentieth century.
Namesakes
  • Beau Bridges · American actor, born 1941
  • Beau Biden · American politician and lawyer, 1969–2015
  • Beau Garrett · American actress and model, born 1982
  • Beau Mirchoff · Canadian actor, born 1989
  • Beau Willimon · American playwright, born 1977

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.