Beau vs Roma
Beau and Romacompared 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 2025, Beau was ranked #108 and Roma #3684 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Beau was ranked #365 and Roma #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Beau was ranked #384 and Roma #541 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Beau was ranked #483 and Roma #747 among girls in England and Wales.
Beau and Roma over time
Beau and Roma appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Beau held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Roma in 0.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Beau and Roma were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #483 and #747.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Beau held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Roma in 5.
Highest recorded here: Beau #169 in 2012, Roma #606 in 2022.
The order changed in 2001: Beau moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #3247 and #1250; by 2001 that had become #1107 and #1520.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Beau #483, Roma #747.
England and Wales · Boys9 shared years, 2009–2025
Beau held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Roma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Beau #108 in 2025, Roma #3011 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Beau #108, Roma #3684.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Side by side
| Field | Beau | Roma |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| 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) | England and Wales · Girls #747 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beau has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Roma.
- 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 #483 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Roma
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #374 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #254 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 2000–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #747 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls