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Beautiful
OriginEnglish word name
Meaning"pleasing the senses or mind aesthetically"
About Beautiful
Adjectives names are the latest class of word names to gain popularity in the US, a trend spurred by celebrities. Beautiful is one of the more established adjective names — first used in 1997 — yet has never been given to more than 70 baby girls in a single year.
Nick Cannon named his 11th child Beautiful Zeppelin, which may encourage parents to consider both of her names.
Pronounced BYU-tuh-ful.
As of October 2026, Beautiful ranked #3841 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #2724 in 2008.
Editor: Sophie Kihm
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #3,333 | 48 | 26.9 |
| 2015 | #3,258 | 50 | 28 |
| 2016 | #3,017 | 55 | 31 |
| 2017 | #3,349 | 47 | 27.2 |
| 2018 | #3,442 | 45 | 26.5 |
| 2019 | #4,085 | 35 | 20.9 |
| 2020 | #2,972 | 54 | 33.4 |
| 2021 | #3,943 | 37 | 22.5 |
| 2022 | #3,654 | 42 | 25.6 |
| 2023 | #3,334 | 48 | 29.9 |
| 2024 | #3,887 | 38 | 23.5 |
| 2025 | #3,841 | 38 | 23.6 |
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