Ambrose vs Caius
Ambrose and Caiuscompared 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, Ambrose was ranked #873 and Caius #976 among boys in England and Wales.
Ambrose and Caius over time
Ambrose and Caius appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Caius held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ambrose in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Caius reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ambrose 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
Ambrose and Caius changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #873 and #976.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Ambrose #873 in 2025, Caius #890 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2025
Ambrose held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Caius in 16.
Highest recorded here: Ambrose #873 in 2025, Caius #890 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ambrose #873, Caius #976.
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 | Ambrose | Caius |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #873 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #976 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ambrose has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Caius.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
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
Caius
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: #890 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #976 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys