Girls' name · since 1902
Beauty
Since 1902, U.S. Social Security records show 756 babies named Beauty, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,129 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 756
- born since 1902
- 2010s
- peak decade
756 babies have been named Beauty since 1902, making it today's #6129 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Beauty recorded 756 times among girls since 1902, holding rank #6129 nationally today, ahead of 65% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1902 to 2025.
- #9,078 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,129 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 756 born since 1902
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Beauty ranks #9,078 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,129 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 756 born since 1902, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,078 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,129 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 756
- born since 1902
- 2010s
- peak decade
Beauty's 756 recorded births place it above 87.44% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Beauty compares
756 Top 37% higher than 63% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Beauty's all-time total is 101% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Beauty | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 756 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Beauty's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Beauty's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 60% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 40%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1903, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2018 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Beauty popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1902–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 124 years of records
Beauty by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (169 births, 22% of the file).
2010s was Beauty's strongest decade.
169 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Beauty births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 12
1900s
12 births
- 1910s 52
1910s
52 births
- 1920s
1920s
109 births
- 1930s
1930s
87 births
- 1940s 61
1940s
61 births
- 1950s 42
1950s
42 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
- 1990s 13
1990s
13 births
- 2000s
2000s
86 births
- 2010s
2010s
169 births
- 2020s
2020s
119 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 169 births (22% of all-time use).
How Beauty compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Beauty's total volume
Beauty by state
Where Beauty concentrates geographically, total births since 1902
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 12 | 1.6% |
| #2 | Georgia | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #4 | Mississippi | | 5 | 0.7% |
12 of 756 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Beauty's data
- Beauty's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (169 total births) through the 2020s (119) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Beautys (12 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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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Beauty
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Beauty: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~123 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, 1902–2025 (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 Beauty 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.