girl's name
Beautiful
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 9
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,132
Beautiful is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2008, when 67 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 87,252 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1997.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Beautiful over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 12 |
| 2000s | 363 |
| 2010s | 495 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 257 |
How popular is Beautiful?
In 2025, Beautiful was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Beautiful is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Beautiful
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Beautiful also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Beautiful over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Beautiful
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Beautiful — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Beautiful
How popular is the name Beautiful?
In 2025, Beautiful was given to 38 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Beautiful a girl's or a boy's name?
Beautiful is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Beautiful?
Beautiful has 3 syllables.
When was Beautiful most popular?
Beautiful peaked in 2008, when 67 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Beautiful a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Beautiful currently ranks #3,897 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.