The baby name Beall is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced bell (IPA: /bɛl/).
The baby name Beall is a Unisex name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced bell (IPA: /bɛl/).
Beall is English, Scottish in Origin.
Beall is a surname-derived given name of English and Scottish origin, pronounced “Beel” or “Bell” depending on family tradition. The surname traces to Anglo-Norman bel, “fair, handsome,” used as a medieval nickname, or to a habitational origin from villages named Beal in Yorkshire and Northumberland. Variants include Beal, Beale, Beel, and Bealle; Bell is a historically related spelling in some lines. Together these forms show the fluid medieval spelling that produced multiple branches of the name.
As a first name in the United States, Beall appears from the 19th century, especially in the Mid-Atlantic and Southern states where the Beall family of colonial Maryland (notably Ninian Beall) left a mark. It functioned chiefly as an honorific family name, more common for boys but essentially unisex, and is now rare outside middle-name use. Contemporary bearers may read its meaning as “handsome, fair” or “from Beal.”
Beall is a genuine rarity. We hold just 22 recorded uses of it, from 11 countries.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| LY | 0 | #558 | 2 | 12,703 | |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #561 | 1 | 10,655 |
| BH | 0 | #587 | 1 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #743 | 1 | 18,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #916 | 3 | 17,948 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,013 | 2 | 25,931 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,141 | 3 | 22,615 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,234 | 1 | 20,130 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,236 | 1 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,688 | 4 | 28,008 |
Beall is popular in 11 countries — most recent births per country:
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