US rank #1007 Unisex name Peak 2024 2,301 births

Beaux — #1007 US boys' name

2,301 babies named Beaux in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s151980s591990s1042000s2252010s8992020s999
#1007
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 93% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

43% of everyone ever named Beaux was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

222 babies were named Beaux in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Beaux

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,301 babies named Beaux between 1977 and 2024, spanning 48 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Beaux currently holds the #1007 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 222 babies received it in a single year. Beaux is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 240 additional births since 2005.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beaux performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 999 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Beaux shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 512 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Louisiana and California. In total, SSA state-level files list Beaux in 22 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beaux 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 2,301 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.

Beaux at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

2,301

Since 1977

48 years of records

Peak year

2024

222 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#1,007

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1977

Recorded for 48 years

Last year on file: 2024

Beaux popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1977

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
222
Annual births at peak — across 48 years of records
-50050100150200250 202420182012200620001994198819801977 9

Beaux popularity over time — girls

240 total births recorded since 2005 (Beaux as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 240 births
010203040 202420222020201820162014201220092005 5

Beaux by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
999 births that decade — 43% of Beaux's all-time total
1970s151980s591990s1042000s2252010s8992020s999

Beaux by state

Where Beaux concentrates geographically — total births since 1977

Regionally concentrated
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Beaux
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
512 22.3%
#2 Louisiana
382 16.6%
#3 California
105 4.6%
#4 Georgia
50 2.2%
#5 Mississippi
44 1.9%
#6 Florida
33 1.4%
#7 Tennessee
28 1.2%
#8 Arizona
23 1.0%
Texas share of Beaux's total US births 22.3%
Even split

512 of 2,301 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 22 reporting states.

Beaux appears in 22 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Beaux?
2,301 babies have been named Beaux since 1977. It currently ranks #1007 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 222 births.
When was Beaux most popular?
Beaux was most popular in the 2020s decade with 999 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Beaux most popular?
The top states for the name Beaux are Texas (512 births), Louisiana (382 births), California (105 births).
Is Beaux a unisex name?
Yes, Beaux is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 2,301 births, and as a girl's name it has 240 births.
How long has the name Beaux been used?
Beaux has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 48 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Beaux?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Beau, Bear, Beauford, Beatrice, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1977–2024 (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.