Aaron vs Clifford
Aaron and Cliffordcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 1997, Aaron was ranked #11 and Clifford #271 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1992, Aaron was ranked #24 and Clifford #337 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Clifford #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Aaron and Clifford over time
Aaron and Clifford appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Clifford in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Clifford reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Aaron 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 24 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Aaron rose about as far as Clifford fell — from #171 and #199 in 1966 to #24 and #337 in 1992.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Aaron #31 in 1998, Clifford #976 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Clifford in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Clifford #976 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Clifford #4270.
Republic of Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1966–1992
Aaron held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Clifford in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #24 in 1992, Clifford #142 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Aaron #24, Clifford #337.
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 | Aaron | Clifford |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Best known as the name of Moses's elder brother and the first high priest of Israel in the Old Testament; the literal meaning of the name itself is not reliably established. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛrən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aaron has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)); Clifford does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Clifford both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Clifford doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aaron
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Clifford
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #199 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–1992
Highest recorded position: #142 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1966–1992).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys