Beau

“Handsome, fine” — French (word beau, from Latin bellus 'beautiful') origin

Boy's name · #60 in the US (2025) · Trending

Beau has appeared in US records since 1932 — best rank #60 (2025) · 65,592 babies named Beau all-time · 1 in 330 boys born in 2025.

Around the world: #23 in Australia (QLD) (2025) · #24 in New Zealand (2025) · #25 in Australia (NSW) (2025) · #34 in Australia (VIC) (2025) · #50 in Canada (2024).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 51 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Beaus

Beau Bridges — American actor
Beau Biden — American politician and lawyer (1969–2015)
Beau Mirchoff — Canadian actor
Beau Brummell — English man of fashion (1778–1840)
Beau Willimon — American playwright (born 1977)

In stories & tradition

Beau Felton — Homicide: Life on the Street
Beau Ramsey — Hollyoaks
Beau Peep — Beau Peep

What Beaus become

Among 190 notable people named Beau:

Athletes appear 2.54× more often than among typical names — e.g. Beau Hoopman, American rower.

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