Beau vs Jayce
Beau and Jaycecompared 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 Jayce #747 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Beau was ranked #152 and Jayce #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Beau was ranked #160 and Jayce #382 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Beau was ranked #200 and Jayce #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2004, Beau was ranked #528 and Jayce #4598 among girls in England and Wales.
Beau and Jayce over time
Beau and Jayce appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Beau held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jayce in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jayce 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Beau held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Jayce in 0.
Highest recorded here: Beau #109 in 2023, Jayce #544 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Beau #110, Jayce #747.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2012–2025
Beau held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Jayce in 3.
Highest recorded here: Beau #127 in 2023, Jayce #254 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Beau #152, Jayce #829.
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 | Beau | Jayce |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #25 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (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 Jayce.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Jayce
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1337 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 recorded2014–2023
Highest recorded position: #254 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2014–2023).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys