Beautiful: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#3,841

among girls · ↑63 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Beautiful

How common

1 in 42,297

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2008

67 babies

All-time total

1,127

#6,904 all-time among girls

First recorded

1997

in Social Security records

Beautiful popularity over time

1,127 babies have been named Beautiful since 1997, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
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1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	12	1	–	#11,544
2000s	363	36	+2925%	#2,724
2010s	495	50	+36%	#2,807
2020s (to 2025)	257	43	-13%	#2,975

Where Beautiful is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	38	0.02	outside top 500
2027	38	0.02	outside top 500
2028	37	0.02	outside top 500
2029	37	0.02	outside top 500
2030	37	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Beautiful

Beautiful is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #3,841 in 2025 with 38 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1997, 1,127 American babies have been named Beautiful. Its peak came in 2008, when 67 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Beautiful stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Beautiful?

The median living Beautiful is about 12 years old; half are between 6 and 17. An estimated 1,100 people named Beautiful are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Beautiful year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	38	#3,841
2024	38	#3,904
2023	48	#3,337
2022	42	#3,657
2021	37	#3,945
2020	54	#2,975
2019	35	#4,086
2018	46	#3,406
2017	48	#3,313
2016	55	#3,017
2015	50	#3,260
2014	48	#3,333
2013	61	#2,807
2012	54	#3,103
2011	39	#3,850
2010	59	#2,909
2009	60	#2,900
2008	67	#2,724
2007	63	#2,864
2006	57	#2,989
2005	51	#3,088
2004	35	#4,005
2003	10	#9,780
2002	13	#7,889
2001	–	–
2000	7	#11,958
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Beautiful, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Beautiful?

The median living Beautiful is about 12 years old. Half of all living Beautifuls are between 6 and 17 years old.

How many people named Beautiful are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Beautiful are alive in the United States, based on 1,127 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Beautiful in 2025?

Beautiful ranked #3,841 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 38 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Beautiful?

1,127 babies have been named Beautiful in the United States since 1997, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Beautiful most popular?

Beautiful peaked in 2008, when 67 newborns received the name.

Is Beautiful a boy or girl name?

Beautiful is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Beautiful rising or falling?

Beautiful is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Beautiful become more popular?

Beautiful looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 37 girls named Beautiful in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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