Clayton vs Timmy
Clayton and Timmycompared 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 2024, Clayton was ranked #520 and Timmy #655 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Clayton was ranked #702 and Timmy #2952 among boys in England and Wales.
Clayton and Timmy over time
Clayton and Timmy appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Clayton held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Timmy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Clayton and Timmy changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1999 and 2024, ending at #520 and #655.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2025
Clayton held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Timmy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clayton #368 in 2004, Timmy #1765 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clayton #702, Timmy #2952.
Republic of Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 1999–2024
Clayton held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Timmy in 2.
Highest recorded here: Clayton #203 in 1999, Timmy #317 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clayton #520, Timmy #655.
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 | Clayton | Timmy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #702 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clayton and Timmy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Clayton
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #283 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #702 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Timmy
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 recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #317 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2952 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys