Beaux
Beaux is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Meaning & Origin of Beaux
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Beaux is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
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The Story of Beaux
As a girl name
Beaux first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2005, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2023: 29 births, good for #4,653 nationwide. About 51% of every Beaux on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Beaux ranks #6,094 for girls with 19 births, rising sharply (+34% over the past five years). All told, over 278 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Beaux first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1977, with 9 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 243 births, good for #940 nationwide. About 53% of every Beaux on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Beaux ranks #940 for boys with 243 births, rising sharply (+50% over the past five years). All told, over 3K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Beaux
Beaux is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1977 and has accumulated 3K births in the dataset. Beaux's peak popularity came in 2026 when it ranked #940. Use the chart and map above to compare Beaux's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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