Beau vs Mikey
Beau and Mikeycompared 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 Mikey #880 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Beau was ranked #150 and Mikey #374 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Beau was ranked #152 and Mikey #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Beau was ranked #160 and Mikey #404 among boys in Scotland.
Beau and Mikey over time
Beau and Mikey appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2025, Beau moved ahead of Mikey in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #169 and #169 the year before became #152 and #170.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Beau and Mikey changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2004 and 2025, ending at #152 and #170.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Beau rose about as far as Mikey fell — from #458 and #573 in 1996 to #110 and #880 in 2024.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Beau #127 in 2023, Mikey #169 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Beau held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Mikey in 1.
Highest recorded here: Beau #109 in 2023, Mikey #325 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Beau #110, Mikey #880.
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2004–2025
Beau held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mikey in 11.
Highest recorded here: Beau #127 in 2023, Mikey #169 in 2024.
The order changed in 2025: Beau moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #169 and #169; by 2025 that had become #152 and #170.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Beau #152, Mikey #170.
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 | Mikey |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #170 (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 Mikey.
- 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
Mikey
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #573 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 recorded2001–2025
Highest recorded position: #169 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2001–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys