Beaux
Beaux was the 970th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 236 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 645 places. More babies were named Beaux in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Beau) handsome (French) · French
- Rank in 2025
- #970 boys, up 338 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 236boys
- Girls and boys
- 9% girls, 91% boys2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2025236 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,796babies recorded
What does the name Beaux mean?
Beaux is a spelling of Beau, pronounced the same way, so it shares Beau's meaning and origin.
Beau is the French word for 'handsome' or 'beautiful', the masculine form of belle. Wiktionary notes two routes into use as a first name: directly from the French word, and as a shortened form of French-derived surnames such as Beauregard and Beaumont, which were used as given names in the American South. The French word, from Latin bellus, 'pretty', also entered English as beau, a sweetheart or, in older use, a fashionable man. It has been a given name since the mid-20th century.
beau (French, “handsome, beautiful”)bellus (Latin, “pretty, fine”)
How sure is this? Probable. Both the word and the surname-shortening routes are given; which applies varies by family.
Related names: Bo, Beauregard, Beaumont, Belle.
See also: French names, names that mean beautiful.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Beau', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'beau', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Beaux popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Rank (boys) | Babies (girls) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #7,201 | #970 | 15 | 236 |
| 2020 | #6,973 | #1,308 | 16 | 138 |
| 2010 | #13,680 | #3,313 | 7 | 33 |
| 2000 | — | #4,414 | — | 17 |
| 1990 | — | #4,437 | — | 12 |
| 1980 | — | #3,871 | — | 10 |
| 1970 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — | — | — |
How popular is Beaux, counting every spelling?
Beaux is a spelling of Beau, a name family that ranked #51 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #970 for Beaux on its own. Together these spellings went to 6,140 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beau | 5,165 | #60 | 21,742 |
| Bo | 698 | #449 | 3,259 |
| Beaux | 236 | #970 | 1,101 |
| Boe | 35 | #3,318 | 176 |
| Bowe | 6 | #10,869 | 41 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Beaux?
236 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Beaux (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Beaux born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 36 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Beaux.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Beaux?
About 2,500 people born in the US named Beaux are alive today, with a median age of 7; half are between 3 and 12. That makes Beaux a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Beaux by state
How common Beaux was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (11.1×), Mississippi (4.7×), Texas (2.4×), Tennessee (1.6×), Alabama (1.5×). In 26 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Beaux: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Beaux, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Beaux
What does Beaux mean?
Beaux is a spelling of Beau, which means “handsome (French)” (French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Beaux?
Beaux was the 970th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 236 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 645 places. More babies were named Beaux in the 2020s than in any other decade.
Is Beaux a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, 9% girls, 91% boys given the name Beaux in the US.
Where is Beaux most popular?
In 2021–2025, Beaux was most common in Louisiana (1.42 per 1,000 boys), followed by Mississippi and Texas.