Beau

Beau was the #60 boys' name in the US in 2025 (5,165 babies), and #108 in England & Wales and #64 in Canada.

Beau as a boy’s name

US
England & Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Canada
NSW
VIC

Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales and Victoria publish their top 100 only, so they appear in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.

Show the numbers

Year	US	England & Wales	Scotland	Northern Ireland	Ireland	Canada	NSW	VIC
2025	#60 (5,165)	#108 (487)	#243 (17)	#149 (15)	#152 (34)	#64 (429)	#25 (203)	#34 (161)
2024	#69 (4,704)	#110 (477)	#160 (28)	#164 (13)	#169 (30)	#50 (478)	#31 (186)	#37 (170)
2023	#81 (4,100)	#109 (475)	#192 (23)	#200 (10)	#127 (45)	#59 (441)	#37 (173)	#44 (130)
2022	#90 (3,958)	#125 (444)	#198 (22)	#207 (10)	#170 (32)	#72 (410)	#44 (159)	#44 (130)
2021	#94 (3,815)	#113 (507)	#207 (22)	#150 (16)	#168 (32)	#76 (428)	#40 (199)	#63 (108)
2020	#109 (3,344)	#131 (419)	#213 (20)	#231 (8)	#240 (20)	#107 (312)	#60 (149)	#72 (98)
2019	#132 (2,933)	#167 (321)	#355 (9)	#254 (7)	#268 (17)	#112 (318)	#74 (123)	#73 (105)
2018	#151 (2,598)	#201 (268)	#392 (8)	#283 (6)	#239 (22)	#153 (244)	#76 (122)	#67 (93)
2017	#157 (2,511)	#177 (315)	#406 (8)	#279 (6)	#418 (8)	#176 (217)	#75 (123)	—
2016	#188 (2,125)	#185 (301)	#355 (10)	#232 (8)	#389 (9)	#201 (184)	#65 (155)	#80 (82)
2015	#203 (1,980)	#193 (298)	#389 (8)	—	#308 (14)	#210 (176)	#62 (163)	#71 (83)
2014	#230 (1,634)	#187 (302)	—	#398 (3)	#403 (9)	#258 (135)	#58 (173)	—
2013	#272 (1,300)	#175 (318)	#366 (9)	#271 (6)	#448 (7)	#367 (81)	#61 (162)	#85 (80)
2012	#310 (1,069)	#172 (341)	#500 (5)	#403 (3)	#457 (7)	#478 (58)	#41 (219)	#97 (75)
2011	#352 (852)	#187 (296)	#544 (4)	—	#730 (3)	#617 (40)	#50 (184)	#99 (70)

The tide so far

Peaked in the US in 2025 at #60.
Rising over the last five years.
First recorded in the US in 1932.

How common is it?

about 1 in 330 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet about 3. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

Where	Sex	Latest year	Share	Verdict
US	Boys	2025	about 1 in 330	common
England & Wales	Boys	2025	about 1 in 560	common
Scotland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 1,200	uncommon
Northern Ireland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 550	common
Ireland	Boys	2025	about 1 in 700	common
Canada	Boys	2025	about 1 in 370	common

Next year

On its recent trend, Beau is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 310 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 290 to 1 in 330.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Beau (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.

#1–10
#11–50
#51–100
#101–500
below #500

Across Canada

Province	Year	Rank	Babies
Ontario	2024	#57	194
Quebec	2025	#463	9

Beau (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

Spelling	Where	Sex	Latest rank	Babies
Beau	Canada	Girls	#3,478	5
Beau	Canada	Boys	#64	429
Beau	England & Wales	Girls	#483	82
Beau	England & Wales	Boys	#108	487
Beau	Ireland	Girls	#608	5
Beau	Ireland	Boys	#152	34
Beau	Northern Ireland	Girls	—	too few
Beau	Northern Ireland	Boys	#149	15
Beau	NSW	Boys	#25	203
Beau	Scotland	Girls	#324	10
Beau	Scotland	Boys	#243	17
Beau	US	Girls	#2,859	59
Beau	US	Boys	#60	5,165
Beau	VIC	Boys	#34	161