boy's name
Beowulf
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 86
Beowulf is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 11 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 473,709 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2010.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.
Beowulf over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2010s 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 |
|---|---|
| 2010s | 47 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 39 |
How popular is Beowulf?
In 2025, Beowulf was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
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 Beowulf
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Beowulf also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Beowulf over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Beowulf
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Beowulf — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Beowulf
How popular is the name Beowulf?
In 2025, Beowulf was given to 7 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Beowulf a girl's or a boy's name?
Beowulf is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Beowulf?
Beowulf has 3 syllables.
When was Beowulf most popular?
Beowulf peaked in 2021, when 11 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Beowulf a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Beowulf currently ranks #10,349 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.