Meaning: Its source is a French expression meaning "Handsome."

Nickname For: Beauregard

Alternative Spellings: Bo

Variant Forms: Beale and Beal

Popularity: The name Beau ranked 475th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 712th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.