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Beamon

BEE-mun /ˈbiːmən/

At a glance

In short
Beamon is a strong and unique name for a baby boy. It has English origins and means "tree" or "beam of light."
U.S. rank 2025
Not in the 2025 data · last seen 1936 (#3,549)
Babies in 1936
5 (<0.01% of boys)
Peak
#3,252 in 1935
First recorded
1914

Meaning of Beamon

Beamon is a strong and unique name for a baby boy. It has its origins in English and is pronounced as BEE-mun (/ˈbiːmən/) in American English. The name Beamon is derived from the surname Beam, which means "tree" or "beam of light." This name carries a sense of strength and stability, as well as the potential for growth and illumination. While not currently popular, Beamon has had sporadic usage over the years in the United States. In the early 20th century, it ranked within the top 5000 names for baby boys. Despite its rarity, choosing Beamon would give your son a distinctive and memorable name with a rich history and associations of both nature and light.

How to pronounce Beamon

English

Popularity of Beamon in the U.S.

Beamon was last recorded in the U.S. in 1936, ranked #3,549 with 5 babies. It peaked at #3,252 in 1935. It first appears in the records in 1914.

Bar and line chart: Beamon in the U.S., 1914–1936. Bars: boys given the name each year, most 6 in 1919 and 5 in 1936. Line: rank among boy names, peak #3,252 in 1935, #3,549 in 1936.
  • Boys named Beamon (left scale)
  • Rank among U.S. boy names (right scale, #1 at the top)
By year, 1914–1936. Source: SSA. Download: PNG · SVG
Year-by-year table, 1914⁠–⁠1936 6 rows
Beamon: babies and rank among boy names in the U.S. by year
YearBabiesRankvs previous year
193653,549▼ 297
193563,252back (not recorded in 1924–1934)
192354,239back (not recorded in 1921–1922)
192054,286▼ 550
191963,736back (not recorded in 1915–1918)
191453,264new