Blair vs Clinton
Blair and Clintoncompared 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.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1983, Blair was ranked #46 and Clinton #86 among boys in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Blair was ranked #1758 and Clinton #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Blair and Clinton over time
Blair and Clinton appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Clinton reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Blair 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
Blair and Clinton changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1758 and #5119.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Blair #678 in 1997, Clinton #784 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1996–2024
Blair held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Clinton in 13.
Highest recorded here: Blair #678 in 1997, Clinton #784 in 1996.
The order changed in 2017: Blair moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #3079 and #2556; by 2017 that had become #2734 and #4812.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Blair #1758, Clinton #5119.
New Zealand · Boys12 shared years, 1971–1983
Blair held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Clinton in 0.
Highest recorded here: Blair #41 in 1979, Clinton #59 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Blair #46, Clinton #86.
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 | Blair | Clinton |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Blair has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Clinton.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Blair
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #88 among boys in New Zealand in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1968–1996
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in New Zealand, in 1979 (recorded 1968–1996).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Clinton
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #196 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1971–1983
Highest recorded position: #59 among boys in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1971–1983).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys