Clement vs Darin
Clement and Darincompared 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 1979, Clement was ranked #292 and Darin #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Clement was ranked #1517 and Darin #2088 among boys in England and Wales.
Clement and Darin over time
Clement and Darin appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Clement held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Darin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Clement reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Darin 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 Darin changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1997 and 2024, ending at #1517 and #2088.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 1997–2024
Clement held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Darin in 5.
Highest recorded here: Clement #874 in 1997, Darin #848 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clement #1517, Darin #2088.
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 | Darin |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | England and Wales · Boys #2088 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clement and Darin 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
Darin
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #291 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 recorded1969–1979
Highest recorded position: #206 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1969–1979).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2088 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys