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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, 19962024

    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, 20122025

    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

Side-by-side comparison of Beau, Jayce
FieldBeauJayce
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsmale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables12
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Boys #25 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

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

  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

Jayce

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2014–2023

    Highest recorded position: #254 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2014–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys