Clarke vs Codie
Clarke and Codiecompared 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 2009, Clarke was ranked #262 and Codie #293 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Clarke was ranked #2443 and Codie #1322 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Clarke was ranked #5669 and Codie #3970 among girls in England and Wales.
Clarke and Codie over time
Clarke and Codie appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Codie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Clarke in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Codie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Clarke 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
Clarke and Codie changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2443 and #1322.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Clarke held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Codie in 17.
Highest recorded here: Clarke #833 in 2015, Codie #699 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clarke #2443, Codie #1322.
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 | Clarke | Codie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024) | Northern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clarke and Codie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Clarke
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2002–2022
Highest recorded position: #262 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2002–2022).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Codie
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #451 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2011
Highest recorded position: #173 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2011).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls