Beautiful
Girl name · #3876 in 2025 · Uniqueness 85/100
Beautiful is currently the #3876 girl name in the United States — 38 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #3254, so the name has been falling over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 47,368 girls born in 2025 was named Beautiful.
Babies named Beautiful per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 28-year story
Beautiful first appears in the Social Security records in 1997, when 5 girls received the name. Its peak came in 2008, when 67 girls were named Beautiful — good for #2718 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Beautiful against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Beautiful in class?
Beautiful scores 85 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Beautiful will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Beautiful is most common
State-level data for Beautiful is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Beautiful
Statistically, parents drawn to Beautiful tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Mariangel, Belladonna, Berlin, Lilliann, and Baileigh.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Beautiful | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 38 | #3832 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3892 |
| 2023 | 48 | #3329 |
| 2022 | 42 | #3653 |
| 2021 | 37 | #3935 |
| 2020 | 54 | #2966 |
| 2019 | 35 | #4072 |
| 2018 | 46 | #3396 |
| 2017 | 48 | #3305 |
| 2016 | 55 | #3010 |
| 2015 | 50 | #3254 |
| 2014 | 48 | #3326 |
| 2013 | 61 | #2804 |
| 2012 | 54 | #3094 |
| 2011 | 39 | #3843 |
| 2010 | 59 | #2906 |
| 2009 | 60 | #2892 |
| 2008 | 67 | #2718 |
| 2007 | 63 | #2858 |
| 2006 | 57 | #2978 |
| 2005 | 51 | #3081 |
| 2004 | 35 | #3989 |
| 2003 | 10 | #9671 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7816 |
| 2000 | 7 | #11801 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Beautiful a popular girl name?
Beautiful ranked #3876 among girls in 2025 with 38 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3254.
When was the name Beautiful most popular?
Beautiful peaked in 2008, when 67 American girls received the name (ranked #2718 that year). Since 2008 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Beautiful?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 47,368 newborn American girls was named Beautiful. It scores 85/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.