Beau
The French word for handsome or fair, from Latin bellus. English borrowed it as a term for a fashionable man before it was used as a name.
Beau in 2025
Beau was given to 5,224 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 99th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 635 babies born.
The history of Beau
Beau reached its highest point in 2025, when 5,224 babies were given the name, ranking 99th that year.
Across the 94 years of records since 1932, 66,603 babies have been named Beau. Half of them were born before 2017, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Alpha.
Beau by decade
| Decade | Babies named Beau | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 5 | 7,403 |
| 1940s | 68 | 4,288 |
| 1950s | 123 | 3,843 |
| 1960s | 472 | 1,940 |
| 1970s | 3,157 | 644 |
| 1980s | 7,260 | 416 |
| 1990s | 5,651 | 696 |
| 2000s | 6,261 | 815 |
| 2010s | 18,178 | 233 |
| 2020s | 25,428 | 99 |
Where Beau is heading
Beau has risen 158% over the past decade, from 2,024 babies in 2015 to 5,224 in 2025.
Names like Beau
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Beau.