Ambrose vs Coleman
Ambrose and Colemancompared 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 Coleman #506 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Ambrose and Coleman over time
Ambrose and Coleman appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Ambrose held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Coleman in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 Coleman changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2004, ending at #506 and #506.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Ambrose #155 in 1964, Coleman #164 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 1964–2004
Ambrose held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Coleman in 6.
Highest recorded here: Ambrose #155 in 1964, Coleman #164 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Ambrose #506, Coleman #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 | Coleman |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #873 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #609 (2014) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ambrose and Coleman both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #873 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Coleman
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 recorded1964–2014
Highest recorded position: #164 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #609 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2014.
Republic of Ireland · Boys