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Antoni vs Clarke

Antoni and Clarkecompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2022, Antoni was ranked #414 and Clarke #352 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Antoni was ranked #519 and Clarke #2443 among boys in England and Wales.

Antoni and Clarke over time

Antoni and Clarke appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Antoni held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Clarke 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.

Clarke reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Antoni 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

    Antoni and Clarke changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #519 and #2443.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Antoni #188 in 2017, Clarke #833 in 2015.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 19962024

    Antoni held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Clarke in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Antoni #188 in 2017, Clarke #833 in 2015.

    The order changed in 2005: Antoni moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #2304 and #1732; by 2005 that had become #1095 and #1716.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Antoni #519, Clarke #2443.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Antoni, Clarke
FieldAntoniClarke
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Boys #336 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Antoni has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Clarke.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.

How each name got here

Antoni

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #352 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2006–2025

    Highest recorded position: #103 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2006–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #336 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Clarke

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1765 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

  2. Highest recorded2002–2022

    Highest recorded position: #262 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2002–2022).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys