Beaumont
A French masculine name meaning "beautiful mountain".
Name Census estimates that about 305 living Americans carry the first name Beaumont. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Beaumont today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Beaumont births was 2024 (31 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Beaumont. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Beaumont with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
305
~ 1 in 1,123,785 Americans
Peak year
2024
31 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#3,604
Tracked since 1968
Census
Beaumont in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 255 people with the first name Beaumont, which placed it at #32,783 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#32,783
National first-name rank
People counted
255
255 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
74.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Beaumont
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Beaumont is White at 74.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.7%) and Hispanic (5.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Beaumont described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Beaumont at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White74.5% · 190
- Two or more races6.7% · 17
- Hispanic or Latino5.5% · 14
- Black or African American5.1% · 13
- American Indian and Alaska Native4.3% · 11
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.9% · 10
Popularity
Beaumont: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Beaumont from the 1960s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2020s, with 131 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Beaumont by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Beaumont during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Beaumonts live
Origin
Meaning and history of Beaumont
The name Beaumont has its origins in the French language and dates back to the Middle Ages. It is a compound word derived from the Old French words "beau," meaning beautiful, and "mont," meaning mountain or hill. The name was likely initially used as a locational surname, referring to someone who lived near a picturesque hill or mountain.
In medieval France, the name Beaumont was particularly associated with the noble family of Beaumont, which held lands and titles in various regions, including Normandy, Anjou, and Poitou. This prominent family played a significant role in the history of France, with members participating in the Crusades and holding positions of power and influence.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Beaumont can be found in the Roman de Rou, a 12th-century Norman chronicle written by Wace. The text mentions several individuals with the name Beaumont, indicating its widespread use among the Norman nobility during that period.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Beaumont. One of the most famous was Francis Beaumont (1584-1616), an English playwright and poet who collaborated with John Fletcher in writing some of the most celebrated plays of the Jacobean era, including The Knight of the Burning Pestle and Philaster.
Another prominent figure was William Beaumont (1785-1853), an American surgeon who made significant contributions to the study of digestion through his experiments on a patient with a permanent gastric fistula. His work laid the foundation for modern gastric physiology.
In the realm of literature, François de Beaumont (1616-1685) was a French novelist and playwright best known for his fairy tales, including Beauty and the Beast, which he co-wrote with Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve.
William Beaumont (1796-1853), not to be confused with the surgeon of the same name, was an English architect and pioneer of the Gothic Revival style, responsible for designing several notable buildings, including the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford.
Finally, Marie Leprince de Beaumont (1711-1780) was a French writer and educator who authored numerous books for children, including moral tales and educational works aimed at teaching virtues and good behavior.
These are just a few examples of the many individuals throughout history who have borne the name Beaumont, a name that carries a sense of beauty and grandeur, reflecting its origins in the picturesque landscapes of medieval France.
People
Beaumont + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Beaumont as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with B
Other first names starting with B with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Beaumont: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Beaumont?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 305 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Beaumont going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,123,785 US residents.
Is Beaumont a common name?
We classify Beaumont as "Very Rare". It ranks above 79.4% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 309 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Beaumont most popular?
The single biggest year for Beaumont was 2024, when 31 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Beaumont is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Beaumont in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 255 people with the name Beaumont, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #32,783 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Beaumont in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Beaumont?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Beaumont leans strongly male. 235 people counted with this name were male (95.5%), compared with 11 female bearers (4.5%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Beaumont?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Beaumont is White at 74.5%. The next largest groups are Two or More Races (6.7%) and Hispanic (5.5%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Beaumont most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Beaumont in the 2020 Census, accounting for 74.5% (190 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Beaumont in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Beaumont a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Beaumont in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Beaumont still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Beaumont in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Beaumont can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people have Beaumont as a first name?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Beaumont at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.