Spellings
Beau or Bo?
In the US in 2025, 85% of babies in this name family were spelled Beau and 11% Bo. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.
Beau85% of the family5,165 born in 2025#60 among boys×3 since 2015Bo11% of the family698 born in 2025#449 among boys+61% since 2015Beaux4% of the family236 born in 2025#970 among boys×2 since 2015
Ten years ago
Beau already led in 2015, with 79% of the family's births; it has 85% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 2,513 to 6,099 births (×2).
| Spelling | 2015 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beau | 1,980 | 5,165 | ×3 |
| Bo | 434 | 698 | +61% |
| Beaux | 99 | 236 | ×2 |
How they sound
- Beau /ˈboʊ/ (BOH)
- Bo /boʊ/ (BOH)
- Beaux /ˈboʊ/ (BOH)
In France
In France in 2025: Beau 5 births and Bo 5 births. The other spellings are not given there often enough to be counted.
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.
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