Antoni vs Shaye
Antoni and Shayecompared 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, Antoni was ranked #452 and Shaye #5137 among boys in England and Wales.
Antoni and Shaye over time
Antoni and Shaye appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Antoni held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Shaye in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Shaye 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 Shaye changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2025, ending at #452 and #5137.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Antoni rose about as far as Shaye fell — from #2357 and #2863 in 1996 to #452 and #5137 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2025
Antoni held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Shaye in 7.
Highest recorded here: Antoni #188 in 2017, Shaye #914 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Antoni #452, Shaye #5137.
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 | Antoni | Shaye |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #336 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5137 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Antoni has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Shaye.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Antoni
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2006–2025
Highest recorded position: #103 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2006–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #452 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Shaye
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #914 among boys in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5137 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys