#692024 rank
2024peak year
55,111babies named Beau since 1880
▲ +60%5-year trend
Beau popularity over 145 years
🔥 Very popular now · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024
What does Beau mean?
From French beau, 'handsome, beautiful'. Adopted in the American South as a term of endearment and then as a given name, with a dashing cowboy-gentleman image.
OriginFrench
Syllables1
Genderboy
Stylevintage, modern
Names like Beau
Same era, same vibe — if you like Beau, these usually land on the shortlist too.
Famous Beaus
- Beau Bridges, actor
Spellings & variants
Bo
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