Ambrose vs Clement
Ambrose and Clementcompared 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, Ambrose was ranked #506 and Clement #506 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Ambrose was ranked #945 and Clement #1517 among boys in England and Wales.
Ambrose and Clement over time
Ambrose and Clement appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Clement held the stronger position in more years in 2 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.
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
Ambrose and Clement changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2004, ending at #506 and #506.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Ambrose held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Clement in 20.
Highest recorded here: Ambrose #890 in 2023, Clement #874 in 1997.
The order changed in 2019: Ambrose moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #1324 and #1324; by 2019 that had become #1369 and #1506.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ambrose #945, Clement #1517.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1964–2004
Ambrose held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Clement in 8.
Highest recorded here: Ambrose #155 in 1964, Clement #156 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Ambrose #506, Clement #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 | Ambrose | Clement |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #1517 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ambrose has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Clement.
- 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
Clement
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 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 recorded1964–2006
Highest recorded position: #156 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2006).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1517 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys