Beau
BOH Girl and boy French, English
Handsome, beautiful
Etymology
Shortened from French surname-type given names like Beauregard or Beaumont, or from the French word 'beau' meaning handsome.
Rank by region
| Region | Boys | Girls | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | — | 2025 | |
| New South Wales | — | 2025 | |
| Victoria | — | 2025 | |
| Queensland | — | 2025 | |
| Western Australia | — | 2025 | |
| South Australia | — | 2025 | |
| United States | 2025 | ||
| England and Wales | 2025 | ||
| Scotland | 2024 | ||
| Northern Ireland | 2025 | ||
| Ireland | 2025 | ||
| Canada | 2024 | ||
| New Zealand | — | 2025 |
Near Beau in Australia, 2025
Australia top boysPopularity
Rising
#27 2025 · 649 babies
| Year | Australia | NSW | Victoria | Queensland | WA | SA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Not ranked | #86 | Not ranked | #87 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2007 | Not ranked | #99 | Not ranked | #83 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2008 | Not ranked | #87 | Not ranked | #68 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2009 | Not ranked | #79 | Not ranked | #80 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2010 | Not ranked | #68 | Not ranked | #71 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2011 | Not ranked | #50 | #99 | #65 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2012 | Not ranked | #41 | #98 | #68 | Not ranked | #76 |
| 2013 | Not ranked | #61 | #85 | #60 | Not ranked | #82 |
| 2014 | Not ranked | #58 | Not ranked | #70 | Not ranked | #96 |
| 2015 | Not ranked | #62 | #73 | #71 | Not ranked | #75 |
| 2016 | Not ranked | #65 | #80 | #74 | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| 2017 | Not ranked | #75 | Not ranked | #72 | Not ranked | #86 |
| 2018 | Not ranked | #76 | #67 | #70 | Not ranked | #96 |
| 2019 | Not ranked | #74 | #73 | #56 | Not ranked | #74 |
| 2020 | Not ranked | #60 | #72 | #68 | Not ranked | #86 |
| 2021 | #46 | #40 | #63 | #47 | Not ranked | #62 |
| 2022 | #47 | #44 | #44 | #54 | Not ranked | #71 |
| 2023 | #43 | #37 | #44 | #40 | Not ranked | #87 |
| 2024 | #28 | #31 | #37 | #26 | #28 | #43 |
| 2025 | #27 | #25 | #34 | #23 | #27 | #31 |
Rising and already inside the top 50.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Rising
#60 2025 · 5,165 babies
| Year | US |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #437 |
| 2007 | #422 |
| 2008 | #396 |
| 2009 | #397 |
| 2010 | #375 |
| 2011 | #352 |
| 2012 | #310 |
| 2013 | #272 |
| 2014 | #230 |
| 2015 | #203 |
| 2016 | #189 |
| 2017 | #157 |
| 2018 | #151 |
| 2019 | #132 |
| 2020 | #109 |
| 2021 | #94 |
| 2022 | #90 |
| 2023 | #81 |
| 2024 | #69 |
| 2025 | #60 |
Rising, but still outside the top 50.
Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.
Rising
#108 2025 · 487 babies
| Year | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #290 |
| 2007 | #280 |
| 2008 | #217 |
| 2009 | #178 |
| 2010 | #180 |
| 2011 | #187 |
| 2012 | #172 |
| 2013 | #175 |
| 2014 | #188 |
| 2015 | #193 |
| 2016 | #185 |
| 2017 | #177 |
| 2018 | #201 |
| 2019 | #167 |
| 2020 | #131 |
| 2021 | #113 |
| 2022 | #125 |
| 2023 | #110 |
| 2024 | #110 |
| 2025 | #108 |
Rising, but still outside the top 50.
Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.
Rising
#160 2024 · 28 babies
| Year | Scotland |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Not ranked |
| 2007 | Not ranked |
| 2008 | #541 |
| 2009 | #353 |
| 2010 | #324 |
| 2011 | #559 |
| 2012 | #507 |
| 2013 | #371 |
| 2014 | Not ranked |
| 2015 | #392 |
| 2016 | #357 |
| 2017 | #409 |
| 2018 | #401 |
| 2019 | #361 |
| 2020 | #213 |
| 2021 | #207 |
| 2022 | #198 |
| 2023 | #193 |
| 2024 | #160 |
Rising, but still outside the top 50.
Recognisable, but likely to feel uncommon in most classrooms.
Rising
#150 2025 · 15 babies
| Year | N. Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Not ranked |
| 2008 | Not ranked |
| 2009 | #333 |
| 2010 | #395 |
| 2011 | Not ranked |
| 2012 | #411 |
| 2013 | #271 |
| 2014 | #410 |
| 2015 | Not ranked |
| 2016 | #233 |
| 2017 | #285 |
| 2018 | #287 |
| 2019 | #254 |
| 2020 | #233 |
| 2021 | #150 |
| 2022 | #207 |
| 2023 | #201 |
| 2024 | #164 |
| 2025 | #150 |
Rising, but still outside the top 50.
Familiar, with a moderate chance of overlap in larger year groups.
Rising
#152 2025 · 34 babies
| Year | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2006 | Not ranked |
| 2007 | #479 |
| 2008 | Not ranked |
| 2009 | #431 |
| 2010 | #740 |
| 2011 | #753 |
| 2012 | #464 |
| 2013 | #451 |
| 2014 | #407 |
| 2015 | #311 |
| 2016 | #395 |
| 2017 | #420 |
| 2018 | #239 |
| 2019 | #268 |
| 2020 | #240 |
| 2021 | #168 |
| 2022 | #170 |
| 2023 | #127 |
| 2024 | #169 |
| 2025 | #152 |
Rising, but still outside the top 50.
Recognisable, but likely to feel uncommon in most classrooms.
Rising
#50 2024 · 475 babies
| Year | Canada |
|---|---|
| 2005 | #574 |
| 2006 | #798 |
| 2007 | #835 |
| 2008 | #797 |
| 2009 | #696 |
| 2010 | #528 |
| 2011 | #629 |
| 2012 | #495 |
| 2013 | #365 |
| 2014 | #256 |
| 2015 | #209 |
| 2016 | #201 |
| 2017 | #175 |
| 2018 | #152 |
| 2019 | #113 |
| 2020 | #108 |
| 2021 | #76 |
| 2022 | #72 |
| 2023 | #59 |
| 2024 | #50 |
Rising and already inside the top 50.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Rising
#24 2025 · 107 babies
| Year | NZ |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #328 |
| 2007 | #239 |
| 2008 | #307 |
| 2009 | #182 |
| 2010 | #146 |
| 2011 | #158 |
| 2012 | #82 |
| 2013 | #80 |
| 2014 | #76 |
| 2015 | #38 |
| 2016 | #46 |
| 2017 | #55 |
| 2018 | #48 |
| 2019 | #39 |
| 2020 | #40 |
| 2021 | #37 |
| 2022 | #32 |
| 2023 | #22 |
| 2024 | #39 |
| 2025 | #24 |
Rising and already inside the top 50.
Higher chance of another child sharing it in a school year.
Rising
#2863 2025 · 59 babies
| Year | US |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #6162 |
| 2007 | #6597 |
| 2008 | #8182 |
| 2009 | #8976 |
| 2010 | #5804 |
| 2011 | #5085 |
| 2012 | #3929 |
| 2013 | #3474 |
| 2014 | #3494 |
| 2015 | #3539 |
| 2016 | #3716 |
| 2017 | #3154 |
| 2018 | #3253 |
| 2019 | #3399 |
| 2020 | #3188 |
| 2021 | #2932 |
| 2022 | #2867 |
| 2023 | #3146 |
| 2024 | #2641 |
| 2025 | #2863 |
Rising, but still outside the top 50.
Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.
Falling
#484 2025 · 82 babies
| Year | England & Wales |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #472 |
| 2007 | #597 |
| 2008 | #469 |
| 2009 | #415 |
| 2010 | #315 |
| 2011 | #275 |
| 2012 | #169 |
| 2013 | #178 |
| 2014 | #192 |
| 2015 | #249 |
| 2016 | #227 |
| 2017 | #274 |
| 2018 | #344 |
| 2019 | #325 |
| 2020 | #370 |
| 2021 | #396 |
| 2022 | #414 |
| 2023 | #397 |
| 2024 | #432 |
| 2025 | #484 |
Falling and now outside the top 50.
Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.
Falling
#395 2024 · 8 babies
| Year | Scotland |
|---|---|
| 2005 | #523 |
| 2006 | Not ranked |
| 2007 | #651 |
| 2008 | #670 |
| 2009 | Not ranked |
| 2010 | #396 |
| 2011 | #397 |
| 2012 | #279 |
| 2013 | #256 |
| 2014 | #325 |
| 2015 | #286 |
| 2016 | #265 |
| 2017 | #308 |
| 2018 | #381 |
| 2019 | #310 |
| 2020 | #443 |
| 2021 | #408 |
| 2022 | #388 |
| 2023 | #328 |
| 2024 | #395 |
Falling and now outside the top 50.
Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.
Not ranked
2025
| Year | N. Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Not ranked |
| 2012 | Not ranked |
| 2013 | #462 |
| 2014 | #371 |
| 2015 | Not ranked |
| 2016 | Not ranked |
| 2017 | Not ranked |
| 2018 | Not ranked |
| 2019 | Not ranked |
| 2020 | Not ranked |
| 2021 | Not ranked |
| 2022 | Not ranked |
| 2023 | Not ranked |
| 2024 | Not ranked |
| 2025 | Not ranked |
Not in the Northern Ireland list for 2025.
Rising
#625 2025 · 5 babies
| Year | Ireland |
|---|---|
| 2006 | #651 |
| 2007 | Not ranked |
| 2008 | Not ranked |
| 2009 | Not ranked |
| 2010 | Not ranked |
| 2011 | #625 |
| 2012 | #693 |
| 2013 | #767 |
| 2014 | #434 |
| 2015 | #769 |
| 2016 | #528 |
| 2017 | #532 |
| 2018 | #767 |
| 2019 | Not ranked |
| 2020 | #864 |
| 2021 | #526 |
| 2022 | #770 |
| 2023 | #640 |
| 2024 | #763 |
| 2025 | #625 |
Rising, but still outside the top 50.
Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.
Stable
#3096 2024 · 6 babies
| Year | Canada |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Not ranked |
| 2010 | Not ranked |
| 2011 | #2344 |
| 2012 | #3320 |
| 2013 | Not ranked |
| 2014 | #2609 |
| 2015 | #2169 |
| 2016 | #2020 |
| 2017 | Not ranked |
| 2018 | #1876 |
| 2019 | #3022 |
| 2020 | #2207 |
| 2021 | #3009 |
| 2022 | #2360 |
| 2023 | Not ranked |
| 2024 | #3096 |
Stable, still outside the top 50.
Low overlap expected in a typical classroom.