Ambrose vs Cieran
Ambrose and Cierancompared 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 1979, Ambrose was ranked #292 and Cieran #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Ambrose was ranked #1117 and Cieran #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Ambrose and Cieran over time
Ambrose and Cieran appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Cieran held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ambrose 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.
Cieran 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys19 shared years, 1996–2021
Ambrose held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Cieran in 12.
Highest recorded here: Ambrose #1117 in 2021, Cieran #500 in 2004.
The order changed in 2013: Ambrose moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #3987 and #3987; by 2013 that had become #1404 and #3822.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ambrose #1117, Cieran #4789.
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 | Cieran |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #945 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #4789 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ambrose has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Cieran.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #945 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Cieran
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #214 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 recorded1964–2009
Highest recorded position: #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2009).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Boys