Beau

Beau

Primarily a boy's name · Unisex — 39% girls / 61% boys

Origin: Dutch

Meaning

Beau is a given name, nickname and surname. Notable people with the name include:

From Wikipedia

Beau first appears in the data in 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2012 with 341 babies (rank #172 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Beau

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Beau yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

11Destiny numberThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
9Soul urgeThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
2PersonalityThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

5,727

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

341

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	41	#458
1997	28	#600
1998	30	#603
1999	24	#700
2000	20	#822
2001	46	#452
2002	56	#404
2003	85	#326
2004	106	#288
2005	131	#259
2006	123	#290
2007	143	#280
2008	212	#217
2009	295	#178
2010	300	#180
2011	296	#187
2012	341	#172
2013	318	#175
2014	302	#188
2015	298	#193
2016	301	#185

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#458

1997

#600

1998

#603

1999

#700

2000

#822

2001

#452

2002

#404

2003

#326

2004

106

#288

2005

131

#259

2006

123

#290

2007

143

#280

2008

212

#217

2009

295

#178

2010

300

#180

2011

296

#187

2012

341

#172

2013

318

#175

2014

302

#188

2015

298

#193

2016

301

#185

Meaning

Numerology of Beau

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Beau

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Other boys' names starting with B

Year-by-Year Detail