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Beau

Beau is a boy's name meaning "handsome". It is currently on the rise, with its biggest decade yet in the 2010s. As things stand now, it is a solidly familiar choice. Since 1900, roughly 35,506 babies in the U.S. have been given this name.

FrenchFrench
EtymologyMeaning "handsome"
Births by decade
1900s
0
1910s
0
1920s
0
1930s
5
1940s
68
1950s
123
1960s
475
1970s
3,159
1980s
7,256
1990s
5,647
2000s
6,257
2010s
12,516
Peaked in the 2010s · 35,506 total U.S. births since 1900