Beau vs Mason

Beau and Masoncompared 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.

New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Beau was ranked #22 and Mason #26 among boys in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Beau was ranked #25 and Mason #56 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Beau was ranked #160 and Mason #25 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Beau was ranked #164 and Mason #61 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Beau was ranked #110 and Mason #63 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Beau was ranked #152 and Mason #75 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Beau was ranked #178 and Mason #5742 among girls in England and Wales.

Beau and Mason over time

Beau and Mason appear together in 5 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Mason held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Beau in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Mason reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 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 Mason changed places 4 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 2006 and 2025, ending at #25 and #56.
Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Beau and Mason averaged 28.1 places apart, ending at #25 and #56.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Beau #127 in 2023, Mason #32 in 2022.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Beau held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mason in 29.
Highest recorded here: Beau #109 in 2023, Mason #27 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Beau #110, Mason #63.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys20 shared years, 2006–2025
Beau held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Mason in 15.
Highest recorded here: Beau #25 in 2025, Mason #14 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Beau #25, Mason #56.
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2004–2025
Beau held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mason in 19.
Highest recorded here: Beau #127 in 2023, Mason #32 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Beau #152, Mason #75.
Northern Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2009–2024
Beau held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mason in 14.
Highest recorded here: Beau #150 in 2021, Mason #15 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Beau #164, Mason #61.
New Zealand · Boys12 shared years, 2012–2023
Beau held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Mason in 11.
Highest recorded here: Beau #22 in 2023, Mason #4 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Beau #22, Mason #26.

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

Other comparisons involving Mason

Pairs where Mason shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Mason vs Taylor
In 1996 they stood at #127 and #121 in England and Wales · Boys, 6 places apart; by 2024 they were #63 and #385.
Mason · Taylor · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Mason vs Hugo
Mason and Hugo both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New South Wales, Australia · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Mason · Hugo · 31 shared years, 1993–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Mason vs Archie
Mason and Archie both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Mason · Archie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Charlie vs Mason
Charlie and Mason both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; New Zealand · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Charlie · Mason · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Beau, Mason
Field	Beau	Mason
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	Used for both boys and girls	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Originally an occupational surname/vocabulary word meaning 'stoneworker', later adopted as a given name. The deeper root of the word itself is disputed among etymologists — a Germanic (Frankish) origin versus an alternative Medieval Latin source.
Origin	Not yet recorded	English surname, from Old French masson/macon
Pronunciation		/ˈmeɪsən/
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	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #25 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Boys #56 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Mason has a recorded origin (English surname, from Old French masson/macon); Beau does not have one recorded yet.
Beau has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Mason.
A meaning is recorded for Mason; Beau doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

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

Mason

Popularity journey

First recorded1993
First recorded at #339 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2023
Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in New Zealand, in 2014 (recorded 2000–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #56 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys