Beau is a well-established choice, ranked #108 in 2025. With 487 babies named Beau in 2025, meeting another Beau at school is a real possibility.
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UK Rank 2025
#108
US Rank #60
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About the Name Beau
Beau is gradually declining in popularity, having dropped 62 places over five years. Its high point was #169 in 2012, and it now sits at #432. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Beau is fairly common in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Beau in their class.
In the US it ranks even higher at #69, where it enjoys a particularly strong following.
⭐ Famous People Named Beau
Beau Brady — Beau Brady is an Australian actor from Sydney, Australia.
Beau Dermott — Beau Dermott is a British musical theatre singer.
Beau McCreery — Beau McCreery is an Australian rules footballer playing for the Collingwood Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Beau
Possibly. With around 487 UK babies named Beau per year, your child may well come across another Beau at school, though sharing a class is less likely.
Beau is at its highest recorded position — #108 in 2025, with 487 births. In 2020 it ranked #131.
Beau is more popular in the US (#69) than in the UK (#432). Names with strong rankings in both countries tend to have broad cross-cultural appeal, working well for international families or those with ties to both nations.
Notable people named Beau include: Beau Brady, Beau Dermott and Beau McCreery. Short summaries for each appear below.
Beau ranks #69 in the US (2024), making it comfortably inside the American top 100. It's well-liked on both sides of the Atlantic.
487
UK babies named Beau (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~1.1
In a school of 600
↑ 23 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Beau
Almost certainly the only Beau in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
✨ Similar names to Beau
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III was an American politician, lawyer, and Army National Guard officer who served as the 44th attorney general of Delaware from 2007 to 2015.