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;-) Both Beau and Jessup are far more common names in England than the US (249th vs 1580th for Beau).

• tantalor 10y ago
  It's very unusual for girls, probably because it literally means "male" (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beau http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beau). 1 in 1,589 boys (http://www.babynamescience.com/baby-name/Beau-boy http://www.babynamescience.com/baby-name/Beau-boy) 1 in 235,542 girls (http://www.babynamescience.com/baby-name/Beau-girl http://www.babynamescience.com/baby-name/Beau-girl)
  • goodcanadian 10y ago
    It's very unusual for girls, probably because it literally means "male" No, it is from French: literally, "handsome," or the masculine form of "beautiful." Still an odd choice for a girl. The definition you quote is what it has come to mean in English, but it is really a shorthand.
    • logfromblammo 10y ago
      Technically, the girls named "Beau" should have been named "Belle".
  • FoeNyx 10y ago
    Yet even more unusual than Adam for girls. 1 in 220,489 girls (http://www.babynamescience.com/baby-name/Adam-girl http://www.babynamescience.com/baby-name/Adam-girl)
  • petercooper 10y ago
    Not so much so in the UK though, where she lives. 198 girls born in 2015 with the name putting it at #249 (more popular than Mary, Kate, Diana or Michelle - all top 10 names at one point in the past). Source: http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths/datasets/babynamesenglandandwalesbabynamesstatisticsgirls http://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdea...