Beauden vs Montague
Beauden and Montaguecompared 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, Beauden was ranked #376 and Montague #1307 among boys in England and Wales.
Beauden and Montague over time
Beauden and Montague appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Beauden held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Montague 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.
Montague reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Beauden 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 · Boys12 shared years, 2014–2025
Beauden held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Montague in 5.
Highest recorded here: Beauden #376 in 2025, Montague #657 in 2018.
The order changed in 2019: Beauden moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #665 and #657; by 2019 that had become #561 and #813.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Beauden #376, Montague #1307.
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 | Beauden | Montague |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1307 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beauden has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Montague.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Beauden
Popularity journey
First recorded2014
First recorded at #1721 among boys in England and Wales in 2014 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2016–2021
Highest recorded position: #75 among boys in New Zealand, in 2017 (recorded 2016–2021).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #376 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Montague
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2020 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #657 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1307 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys