Beauregard
Masculine · “beautiful outlook”
Beauregard is French for a beautiful view — a place name given to houses and estates with a good outlook, which then became a family name. It is deeply associated with Louisiana.
How old is the name Beauregard?
Beauregard first appears in US birth records in 1893 — 132 years ago. The typical Beauregard is a kid of about 9 — this name's wave is very recent. About 600 people named Beauregard are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Beauregard most popular?
Beauregard peaked in 1893, reaching #1035 nationally. Today it ranks #3513, 2,478 places below that high. See the whole 1893 chart.
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Where it comes from
From beau regard to Beauregard
The story of Beauregard
French estates were named for their outlook — Beauregard, Bellevue, Belvedere all say the same thing — and families took the names. French settlement in Louisiana brought Beauregard to America, where a nineteenth-century Confederate general of that surname made it widely known in the South. Its use as a given name belongs chiefly to Louisiana and the Gulf, and it was in real American use around 1900.
Meaning
beautiful outlook
From French beau, beautiful, and regard, a look or view; the compound named a spot with a fine prospect, and dozens of French houses and hamlets carry it.
How the name formed
- beau regard
- Beauregard
Related forms: Beauregard · Belvedere
Pronouncing Beauregard
BOH-ruh-gard
Three syllables, first stressed, in American use. French gives boh-ruh-GAR, with a silent d.
Nicknames for Beauregard
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1893
- Most boys named
- 201753 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #1035reached in 1893
- Change vs 2024
- −20.0%32 in 2025, from 40
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Beauregard in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Beauregard in French — same name
- Belvedere in Italian — related form
Strongest US states over the last decade: California, Michigan, Virginia.
Beauregards among us
people named Beauregard are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 53,377 born in 2025 was named Beauregard
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
Fashion outlook
Beauregard sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Beauregard is headed
Beauregard looks set to keep climbing gently, with roughly 22% more babies a year by 2030 if the current curve holds. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Beauregard beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Beauregard in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled and pleasant meaning that needs no research to explain.
- Beau is a complete short form that is short, current and very widely used.
- Genuine turn-of-the-century American use behind it.
- The Confederate general is the strongest American association and it is not a neutral one.
- Ten letters and three syllables is a great deal for early handwriting.
- The French pronunciation drops the final d, which American usage does not.
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Frequently asked
- How many Beauregards are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 600 people named Beauregard are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Beauregard in 2025?
- Beauregard ranks #3513 among US boy names in 2025, with 32 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Beauregard?
- About 1 in every 53,377 US boys born in 2025 was named Beauregard — 32 in all.
- Will my child share the name Beauregard with classmates?
- Beauregard will almost certainly be the only one in school.
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