Bean vs Beau

Side-by-side comparison of Bean and Beau — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Bean

Boy name

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Name B

Beau

Boy name · Rank #69

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Bean Beau
Current Rank Unranked #69
Total Births (all years) 5 60,409
Peak Year 1981 2024
Peak Year Births 5 4,694
Peak Decade 1980ss 2020ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1981 1932

Births by Decade

Decade Bean Beau
1930ss — 5
1940ss — 68
1950ss — 123
1960ss — 472
1970ss — 3,147
1980ss 5 7,174
1990ss — 5,616
2000ss — 6,133
2010ss — 17,765
2020ss — 19,906

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Bean Beau
2014 — 1,634
2015 — 1,980
2016 — 2,124
2017 — 2,511
2018 — 2,597
2019 — 2,932
2020 — 3,344
2021 — 3,815
2022 — 3,955
2023 — 4,098
2024 — 4,694

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1981–1981.

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