Allen vs Ambrose
Allen and Ambrosecompared 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 · Boys
In 2004, Allen was ranked #506 and Ambrose #506 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Allen was ranked #3256 and Ambrose #873 among boys in England and Wales.
Allen and Ambrose over time
Allen and Ambrose appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Allen and Ambrose changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3256 and #873.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Allen #127 in 1966, Ambrose #155 in 1964.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2025
Allen held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Ambrose in 16.
Highest recorded here: Allen #1079 in 2007, Ambrose #873 in 2025.
The order changed in 2015: Ambrose moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #2079 and #2459; by 2015 that had become #2319 and #1902.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Allen #3256, Ambrose #873.
Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1964–2004
Allen held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Ambrose in 2.
Highest recorded here: Allen #127 in 1966, Ambrose #155 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Allen #506, Ambrose #506.
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 | Allen | Ambrose |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #3256 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #873 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allen has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ambrose.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Allen
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1960
Highest recorded position: #76 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1960).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3256 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Ambrose
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #873 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys