Clement vs Colman
Clement and Colmancompared 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 2005, Clement was ranked #518 and Colman #518 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Clement was ranked #1448 and Colman #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Clement and Colman over time
Clement and Colman appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Colman held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Clement in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Colman reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Clement 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
Clement and Colman changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2005, ending at #518 and #518.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 21 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Clement and Colman averaged 45.0 places apart, ending at #518 and #518.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 1964–2005
Clement held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Colman in 18.
Highest recorded here: Clement #156 in 1967, Colman #125 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Clement #518, Colman #518.
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 | Clement | Colman |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1517 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #770 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clement and Colman both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Clement
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2006
Highest recorded position: #156 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2006).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1517 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Colman
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.
Republic of Ireland · Boys