Beau vs Lochlainn
Beau and Lochlainncompared 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 Lochlainn #3254 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Beau was ranked #152 and Lochlainn #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Beau was ranked #164 and Lochlainn #154 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Beau and Lochlainn over time
Beau and Lochlainn appear together in 3 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Beau held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lochlainn in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Beau reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Lochlainn in 1. 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 Lochlainn changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2012 and 2024, ending at #164 and #154.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Beau #127 in 2023, Lochlainn #272 in 2025.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys18 shared years, 2007–2025
Beau held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Lochlainn in 3.
Highest recorded here: Beau #127 in 2023, Lochlainn #272 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Beau #152, Lochlainn #272.
Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2012–2024
Beau held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Lochlainn in 5.
Highest recorded here: Beau #150 in 2021, Lochlainn #154 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Beau #164, Lochlainn #154.
England and Wales · Boys10 shared years, 1999–2024
Beau held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Lochlainn in 0.
Highest recorded here: Beau #109 in 2023, Lochlainn #2943 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Beau #110, Lochlainn #3254.
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 | Lochlainn |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #25 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beau has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Lochlainn.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Lochlainn
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #154 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2008–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys