Beautiful
Meaning
"pleasing to the senses, physically attractive, excellent"
Origin: Old French/Latin
Cultural Roots
Quick Stats
- Popularity Rank
- #3,934
- Total SSA Count
- 38
- Syllables
- 3
- Formality
- Casual
- Nicknames
- Beau, Belle, Beauty
Baby Name Comparison — 2026
"pleasing to the senses, physically attractive, excellent"
Origin: Old French/Latin
"descendant of Ciaran (little dark one)"
Origin: Irish Gaelic
Beautiful is more popular, ranked #3934 vs #4057 for Kerrigan.
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Beautiful is more popular, ranked #3934 compared to Kerrigan at #4057 in the United States.
Beautiful means "pleasing to the senses, physically attractive, excellent" (Old French/Latin origin). Kerrigan means "descendant of Ciaran (little dark one)" (Irish Gaelic origin).
Beautiful is primarily a girl name. Kerrigan is primarily a girl name.