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Alyssia vs Beau

Alyssia and Beaucompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Alyssia was ranked #795 and Beau #432 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Alyssia was ranked #736 and Beau #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Alyssia and Beau over time

Alyssia and Beau appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Beau held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alyssia in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Beau reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alyssia in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Alyssia held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Beau in 22.

    Highest recorded here: Alyssia #423 in 2016, Beau #169 in 2012.

    The order changed in 2003: Beau moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #702 and #809; by 2003 that had become #742 and #545.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alyssia #795, Beau #432.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alyssia, Beau
FieldAlyssiaBeau
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #25 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alyssia has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Beau.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Alyssia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1434 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #423 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #795 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Beau

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1986

    First recorded at #86 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2012–2023

    Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2012–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #25 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys