Beau vs Elis
Beau and Eliscompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Beau was ranked #108 and Elis #352 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Beau was ranked #152 and Elis #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Beau was ranked #160 and Elis #535 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Beau was ranked #483 and Elis #2788 among girls in England and Wales.
Beau and Elis over time
Beau and Elis appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Beau held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Elis 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Beau and Elis were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #108 and #352.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Beau #108 in 2025, Elis #280 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Beau held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Elis in 2.
Highest recorded here: Beau #108 in 2025, Elis #280 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Beau #108, Elis #352.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1997–2025
Beau held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Elis in 2.
Highest recorded here: Beau #169 in 2012, Elis #1887 in 2018.
The order changed in 2001: Beau moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #3247 and #2167; by 2001 that had become #1107 and #3262.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Beau #483, Elis #2788.
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.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Beau
Pairs where Beau shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Noah vs Beau
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Boys within 2 years — Noah #1 in 2023, Beau #22 in 2023.
Noah · Beau · 12 shared years, 2012–2023 · Peaked in the same years
- Theodore vs Beau
In New Zealand · Boys, Theodore moved into the top 50 at #32 in 2017 as Beau fell out of it to #55, having been #48 the year before.
Theodore · Beau · 11 shared years, 2013–2023 · One took the other's place near the top
- Harry vs Beau
In New Zealand · Boys, Beau moved into the top 50 at #37 in 2021 as Harry fell out of it to #58, having been #39 the year before.
Harry · Beau · 12 shared years, 2012–2023 · One took the other's place near the top
- Jacob vs Beau
In New Zealand · Boys, Beau moved into the top 50 at #37 in 2021 as Jacob fell out of it to #57, having been #36 the year before.
Jacob · Beau · 12 shared years, 2012–2023 · One took the other's place near the top
Side by side
| Field | Beau | Elis |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #25 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #352 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beau has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Elis.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
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 #483 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Elis
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #535 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #280 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls