Boy nameCurrently #69 in the USRising
Beau
BOH//boʊ//
1 syllablePeak year: 20244 lettersStarts with B
Meaning & origin
Handsome
Beau comes from the French word for handsome or beautiful, historically used in English as a term for a fashionable gentleman before becoming a given name. Short and charming, it has grown quickly popular in the 2010s and 2020s.
Beau's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Beau |
|---|---|
| 1932 | 5 |
| 1940 | 8 |
| 1941 | 12 |
| 1942 | 5 |
| 1943 | 5 |
| 1944 | 6 |
| 1945 | 5 |
| 1946 | 10 |
| 1947 | 6 |
| 1948 | 6 |
| 1949 | 5 |
| 1950 | 10 |
| 1951 | 9 |
| 1952 | 13 |
| 1953 | 20 |
| 1954 | 6 |
| 1955 | 20 |
| 1956 | 8 |
| 1958 | 15 |
| 1959 | 22 |
| 1960 | 15 |
| 1961 | 39 |
| 1962 | 44 |
| 1963 | 36 |
| 1964 | 41 |
| 1965 | 47 |
| 1966 | 52 |
| 1967 | 56 |
| 1968 | 53 |
| 1969 | 89 |
| 1970 | 167 |
| 1971 | 175 |
| 1972 | 155 |
| 1973 | 186 |
| 1974 | 207 |
| 1975 | 251 |
| 1976 | 373 |
| 1977 | 494 |
| 1978 | 478 |
| 1979 | 673 |
| 1980 | 1,230 |
| 1981 | 1,039 |
| 1982 | 687 |
| 1983 | 566 |
| 1984 | 704 |
| 1985 | 667 |
| 1986 | 672 |
| 1987 | 519 |
| 1988 | 594 |
| 1989 | 582 |
| 1990 | 737 |
| 1991 | 699 |
| 1992 | 590 |
| 1993 | 535 |
| 1994 | 592 |
| 1995 | 526 |
| 1996 | 528 |
| 1997 | 469 |
| 1998 | 498 |
| 1999 | 476 |
| 2000 | 507 |
| 2001 | 459 |
| 2002 | 458 |
| 2003 | 629 |
| 2004 | 665 |
| 2005 | 658 |
| 2006 | 645 |
| 2007 | 711 |
| 2008 | 764 |
| 2009 | 764 |
| 2010 | 789 |
| 2011 | 879 |
| 2012 | 1,108 |
| 2013 | 1,345 |
| 2014 | 1,679 |
| 2015 | 2,024 |
| 2016 | 2,165 |
| 2017 | 2,562 |
| 2018 | 2,646 |
| 2019 | 2,978 |
| 2020 | 3,393 |
| 2021 | 3,872 |
| 2022 | 4,014 |
| 2023 | 4,150 |
| 2024 | 4,759 |
Beau through the decades
- Beau peaked in 2024, when 4,759 babies were named Beau in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Beau has risen 249% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Beau currently ranks #69 in the US and is on the rise.
Nicknames
Beau
Variants & spellings
Bo