US rank #7962 Girls' name Peak 2018 736 births

Beauty — #7962 US girls' name

736 babies named Beauty in U.S. Social Security records since 1902, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1900s121910s521920s1091930s871940s611950s421980s61990s132000s862010s1682020s100
#7962
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 55% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

23% of everyone ever named Beauty was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

28 babies were named Beauty in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beauty

The Social Security Administration has registered 736 babies named Beauty between 1902 and 2024, spanning 123 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Beauty currently holds the #7962 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beauty performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 168 births during that ten-year window. Across the 11 decades of recorded activity, Beauty shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Georgia, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Beauty in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beauty in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 736 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Beauty at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

736

Since 1902

123 years of records

Peak year

2018

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#7,962

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1902

Recorded for 123 years

Last year on file: 2024

Beauty popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1902

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2018)
28
Annual births at peak — across 123 years of records
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Beauty by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
168 births that decade — 23% of Beauty's all-time total
1900s121910s521920s1091930s871940s611950s421980s61990s132000s862010s1682020s100

Beauty by state

Where Beauty concentrates geographically — total births since 1902

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Beauty
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
10 1.4%
#2 California
7 1.0%
#3 Florida
5 0.7%
#4 Mississippi
5 0.7%
Georgia share of Beauty's total US births 1.4%
Even split

10 of 736 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beauty?
736 babies have been named Beauty since 1902. It currently ranks #7962 among girls. The peak year was 2018 with 28 births.
When was Beauty most popular?
Beauty was most popular in the 2010s decade with 168 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
Where is Beauty most popular?
The top states for the name Beauty are Georgia (10 births), California (7 births), Florida (5 births).
How long has the name Beauty been used?
Beauty has been recorded in Social Security data since 1902, spanning 123 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Beauty?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beatrice, Beatriz, Beatrix, Beaulah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1902–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.