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Beyonce vs Jesse

Beyonce and Jessecompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2003, Beyonce was ranked #655 and Jesse #559 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Beyonce was ranked #5891 and Jesse #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Beyonce and Jesse over time

Beyonce and Jesse appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Jesse held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Beyonce 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.

Beyonce reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jesse 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

    Beyonce and Jesse changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2001 and 2024, ending at #5891 and #4843.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Beyonce #992 in 2001, Jesse #965 in 2003.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 20012024

    Beyonce held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Jesse in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Beyonce #992 in 2001, Jesse #965 in 2003.

    The order changed in 2012: Jesse moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #3156 and #4688; by 2012 that had become #5876 and #2521.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Beyonce #5891, Jesse #4843.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Beyonce, Jesse
FieldBeyonceJesse
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Beyonce and Jesse both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Beyonce

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2001

    First recorded at #992 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2003–2010

    Highest recorded position: #655 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2010).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Jesse

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1970

    First recorded at #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1981–2017

    Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New Zealand, in 1990 (recorded 1981–2017).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys