Beowulf — #13388 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Beowulf

The Social Security Administration has registered 77 babies named Beowulf between 2010 and 2024, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Beowulf currently holds the #13388 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Beowulf performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 47 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Beowulf shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Beowulf 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 77 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.