Boys' name · since 1932
Beau
Beau has 65,592 recorded births since 1932 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #60 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 65,592
- born since 1932
- 2020s
- peak decade
65,592 babies have been named Beau since 1932, making it today's #60 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Beau recorded 65,592 times among boys since 1932, holding rank #60 nationally today, ahead of 99.6% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1932 to 2025.
- #426 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #60 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 65,592 born since 1932
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beau ranks #426 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #60 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 65,592 born since 1932, peaking in the 2020s.
- #426 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #60 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 65,592
- born since 1932
- 2020s
- peak decade
Beau's 65,592 recorded births place it above 99.06% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Beau compares
65,592 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Beau's all-time total is 178x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Beau | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 65,592 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 5,165 | 34 | 22,252 |
Beau's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Beau's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 90% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 10%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1932, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 5,165, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Beau popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1932–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 5,165
- Annual births at peak, across 94 years of records
Beau popularity over time - girls
1,011 total births recorded since 1977 (Beau as girls' name)
Beau by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (25,086 births, 38% of the file).
2020s was Beau's strongest decade.
25,086 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Beau births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1940s 68
1940s
68 births
- 1950s 123
1950s
123 births
- 1960s 472
1960s
472 births
- 1970s 3,145
1970s
3,145 births
- 1980s 7,174
1980s
7,174 births
- 1990s 5,617
1990s
5,617 births
- 2000s 6,134
2000s
6,134 births
- 2010s
2010s
17,768 births
- 2020s
2020s
25,086 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25,086 births (38% of all-time use).
How Beau compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Beau's total volume
Beau by state
Where Beau concentrates geographically, total births since 1932
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5,791 | 8.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5,553 | 8.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 2,802 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 2,644 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Louisiana | | 2,356 | 3.6% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 2,275 | 3.5% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 2,216 | 3.4% |
| #8 | Minnesota | | 2,029 | 3.1% |
5,791 of 65,592 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Beau appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Beau's data
- California records the most Beaus (5,791 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Beau: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~93 yrs)
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, 1932–2025 (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 Beau 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.