Boys' name · since 1923
Beal
Beal has 16 recorded births since 1923 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1923 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #30,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Beal sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 16 recorded since 1923.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beal has been recorded 16 times among boys since 1923, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1923 to 1926.
- #30,564 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 16 born since 1923
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beal ranks #30,564 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1923, peaking in the 1920s.
- #30,564 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 16
- born since 1923
- 1920s
- peak decade
Beal's 16 recorded births place it above 31.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Beal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Beal's SSA record in two at 1925 and the more recent half accounts for 63% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 37%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1923 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Beal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1923–1926
- Peak year (1923)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
Beal by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (16 births, 100% of the file).
1920s was Beal's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Beal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1923–1926 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Beal draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.