Beau vs Haris

Beau and Hariscompared 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 2024, Beau was ranked #110 and Haris #333 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Beau was ranked #152 and Haris #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Beau was ranked #160 and Haris #478 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Beau was ranked #274 and Haris #5765 among girls in England and Wales.

Beau and Haris over time

Beau and Haris appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Beau held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Haris 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.

Haris reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Beau 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Beau and Haris changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #110 and #333.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Beau held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Haris in 8.
Highest recorded here: Beau #109 in 2023, Haris #261 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Beau #110, Haris #333.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2010–2025
Beau held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Haris in 1.
Highest recorded here: Beau #152 in 2025, Haris #491 in 2010.
The order changed in 2013: Beau moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #720 and #491; by 2013 that had become #448 and #711.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Beau #152, Haris #509.

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
See the 2023 New Zealand ranking
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
See the 2017 New Zealand ranking
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
See the 2021 New Zealand ranking
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
See the 2021 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Beau, Haris
Field	Beau	Haris
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, NO
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #25 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Beau has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Haris.
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 #25 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Haris

Popularity journey

First recorded1978
First recorded at #614 among boys in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #261 among boys in England and Wales, in 2007 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys