Beau vs Nojus

Beau and Nojuscompared 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 Nojus #1517 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Beau was ranked #169 and Nojus #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Beau was ranked #279 and Nojus #415 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Beau and Nojus over time

Beau and Nojus appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 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.

Nojus 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 · Boys22 shared years, 2003–2024
Beau held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Nojus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Beau #109 in 2023, Nojus #597 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Beau #110, Nojus #1517.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 2004–2024
Beau held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Nojus in 10.
Highest recorded here: Beau #127 in 2023, Nojus #280 in 2011.
The order changed in 2018: Beau moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #418 and #394; by 2018 that had become #239 and #369.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Beau #169, Nojus #655.

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Beau, Nojus
Field	Beau	Nojus
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 #655 (2024)
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 Nojus.
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

Nojus

Popularity journey

First recorded2003
First recorded at #3467 among boys in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2007–2017
Highest recorded position: #271 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2007–2017).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1517 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys