August vs Beau
August 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, August was ranked #94 and Beau #25 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, August was ranked #317 and Beau #110 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, August was ranked #468 and Beau #152 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, August was ranked #209 and Beau #160 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, August was ranked #404 and Beau #164 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, August was ranked #4192 and Beau #432 among girls in England and Wales.
August and Beau over time
August and Beau appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Beau held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, August 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 2 of those lists, and August 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — August #317 in 2024, Beau #109 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1996–2024
August held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Beau in 24.
Highest recorded here: August #317 in 2024, Beau #109 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: August #317, Beau #110.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2024
August held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Beau in 13.
Highest recorded here: August #1705 in 2023, Beau #192 in 2014.
The order changed in 1999: Beau moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #2411 and #3174; by 1999 that had become #3900 and #1805.
Most recent shared year, 2024: August #4192, 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
| Field | August | Beau |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | ||
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #71 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #25 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- August has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Beau.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
August
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #596 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2025
Highest recorded position: #71 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1974–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #71 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Beau
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2012–2023
Highest recorded position: #22 among boys in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2012–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #25 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys