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Clemency vs Luca

Clemency and Lucacompared 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 · Girls

    In 2024, Clemency was ranked #5891 and Luca #3318 among girls in England and Wales.

Clemency and Luca over time

Clemency and Luca appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Luca held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Clemency 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.

Luca reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Clemency 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

    Clemency and Luca changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #5891 and #3318.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 19972024

    Clemency held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Luca in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Clemency #1720 in 2012, Luca #1628 in 2003.

    The order changed in 2024: Luca moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2927 and #3598; by 2024 that had become #5891 and #3318.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Clemency #5891, Luca #3318.

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 Clemency, Luca
FieldClemencyLuca
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedThe Italian and Romanian form of Lucas, itself probably a shortened form of the Greek 'Loukanos', meaning 'from Lucania' (a region of southern Italy).
OriginNot yet recordedItalian, via Greek Loukas
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈluːkə/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #4 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Luca has a recorded origin (Italian, via Greek Loukas); Clemency does not have one recorded yet.
  • Clemency has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Luca.
  • A meaning is recorded for Luca; Clemency doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Clemency

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2738 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1720 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1997–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Luca

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #603 among boys in Norway in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2004–2023

    Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2004–2023).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys