Alister vs Clark
Alister and Clarkcompared 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, Alister was ranked #271 and Clark #271 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Alister was ranked #727 and Clark #382 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Alister was ranked #3254 and Clark #945 among boys in England and Wales.
Alister and Clark over time
Alister and Clark appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Clark held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alister 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.
Alister reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Clark 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
Alister and Clark changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3254 and #945.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Alister held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Clark in 22.
Highest recorded here: Alister #564 in 1996, Clark #355 in 2014.
The order changed in 2004: Clark moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1513 and #1771; by 2004 that had become #1222 and #1222.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alister #3254, Clark #945.
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 | Alister | Clark |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) | Scotland · Boys #382 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alister has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Clark.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Alister
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #564 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
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3254 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Clark
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #620 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 recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #271 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #945 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys