first name
BEAU
of 53,615 first names recorded in the 2020 Census
Of the 38,089 people named Beau, 86.5% reported their origin as White, 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino and 4.8% as two or more races. 98.2% are male. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.
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Beau peaked in 2025, when 5,224 babies got the name.
At least 66,603 babies have been given the name since 1932. Years SSA withheld, because fewer than 5 were born, are skipped rather than drawn as zero. * 2025 is the newest year published and it undercounts: a card application is filed some time after a birth.
Beau by decade
Among all names given to American babies, its best decade was the 2020s, when it ranked #133. The largest share of babies named Beau, 61.3%, were born in 2013 or later.
Rank counts both sexes together, among every name SSA recorded that decade; the number under it is births. The 2020s run only to 2025. Generation years follow Pew Research Center, which has not named a generation after 2012.
Where Beau is most common
Compared with all babies born in each state since 1910, Beau has been most common in Montana (3×), Idaho (3×), and Utah (2.9×), and least common in District of Columbia (0.14×).
63,691 births recorded by state, 1910–2025. 2× means twice as common as nationally. States with fewer than 30 such births are left blank, and SSA withholds any year with fewer than 5 in a state, so small states read low.
Either side of Beau
Spelled almost the same
One first name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Beau, most common first.
Also a last name
As a last name, Beau ranks #64,041 of 156,621, with 336 people. See Beau as a last name
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