Clement vs Finian
Clement and Finiancompared 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 2006, Clement was ranked #596 and Finian #354 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Clement was ranked #1448 and Finian #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Clement and Finian over time
Clement and Finian appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Clement held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Finian 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
Clement and Finian changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2006, ending at #596 and #354.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Clement and Finian averaged 54.9 places apart, ending at #596 and #354.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys25 shared years, 1996–2021
Clement held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Finian in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clement #874 in 1997, Finian #1703 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Clement #1448, Finian #4789.
Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 1964–2006
Clement held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Finian in 8.
Highest recorded here: Clement #156 in 1967, Finian #155 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Clement #596, Finian #354.
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 | Finian |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #1517 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #572 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clement and Finian 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
Finian
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 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 recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #155 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #572 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022.
Republic of Ireland · Boys