Boys' name · peaked in 2025
Beau name popularity since 1925
66,603 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Beau (1.5% girls, 98.5% boys). Half of them were born in 2017 or earlier, so the typical Beau is about 9 years old in 2026. Beau peaked in 2025 as the #60 name for boys, and it ranked #60 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 66,603
- Named Beau, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #60
- for boys in 2025 (5,165 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 98.5% boys
- 1,011 girls · 65,592 boys
- Most popular in
- Montana
- 3.15× its national share
Peak year is the year Beau made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Beau births per year, 1925–2025
2025 was the biggest year for Beau both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 1975 and 1980, Beau became 4.2× more common, from 1 in 6,250 baby boys to 1 in 1,480.
- Steepest fall: Between 1980 and 1985, its share of baby boys fell by 47%, from 1 in 1,480 to 1 in 2,800.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Beau's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Beau.
Decade by decade
Babies named Beau in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 5 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | 68 | #3,373 |
| 1950s | 0 | 123 | #1,729 |
| 1960s | 0 | 472 | #1,081 |
| 1970s | 12 | 3,145 | #506 |
| 1980s | 86 | 7,174 | #310 |
| 1990s | 34 | 5,617 | #440 |
| 2000s | 127 | 6,134 | #416 |
| 2010s | 410 | 17,768 | #203 |
| 2020–25 | 342 | 25,086 | #60 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 boys got the name.
Generation fingerprint
61.3% of babies named Beau from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Beau is most popular
The index compares Beau's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Beau.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | 3.15× | 594 |
| Idaho | 2.95× | 756 |
| Utah | 2.82× | 1,549 |
| Nevada | 2.28× | 525 |
| North Dakota | 2.05× | 416 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Beau's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Beau.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Beau (2025).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data