Beige
Beige is variously described as a pale sandy fawn color, a grayish tan, a light-grayish yellowish brown, or a pale to grayish yellow. It takes its name from French, where the word originally meant natural wool that has been neither bleached nor dyed, hence also the color of natural wool.
Meaning & Origin of Beige
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Beige is variously described as a pale sandy fawn color, a grayish tan, a light-grayish yellowish brown, or a pale to grayish yellow. It takes its name from French, where the word originally meant natural wool that has been neither bleached nor dyed, hence also the color of natural wool.
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The Story of Beige
Beige first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1980, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1980, when 7 Beiges were born — ranking #8,178 that year. As of 2026, Beige ranks #15,178 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 19 Beiges have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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About the name Beige
Beige is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1980 and has accumulated 19 births in the dataset. Beige's peak popularity came in 1980 when it ranked #8,178. Use the chart and map above to compare Beige'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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