Beau vs Beauford

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

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Beau

Boy name · Rank #69

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Name B

Beauford

Boy name

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Metric Beau Beauford
Current Rank #69 Unranked
Total Births (all years) 60,409 1,016
Peak Year 2024 1934
Peak Year Births 4,694 34
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1932 1905

Births by Decade

Decade Beau Beauford
1900ss — 5
1910ss — 163
1920ss — 285
1930ss 5 217
1940ss 68 144
1950ss 123 99
1960ss 472 66
1970ss 3,147 20
1980ss 7,174 11
1990ss 5,616 —
2000ss 6,133 —
2010ss 17,765 —
2020ss 19,906 6

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Beau Beauford
2014 1,634 —
2015 1,980 —
2016 2,124 —
2017 2,511 —
2018 2,597 —
2019 2,932 —
2020 3,344 6
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, 1932–2024.

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