Clint vs Jonathon
Clint and Jonathoncompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1982, Clint was ranked #86 and Jonathon #85 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1984, Clint was ranked #318 and Jonathon #187 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2016, Clint was ranked #4023 and Jonathon #2027 among boys in England and Wales.
Clint and Jonathon over time
Clint and Jonathon appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Jonathon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Clint in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Clint #1337 in 1996, Jonathon #175 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1996–2016
Clint held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jonathon in 14.
Highest recorded here: Clint #1337 in 1996, Jonathon #175 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Clint #4023, Jonathon #2027.
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 | Clint | Jonathon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #4023 (2016) | England and Wales · Boys #3848 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clint has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Jonathon.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Clint
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1980–1982
Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1981 (recorded 1980–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #4023 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Boys
Jonathon
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #321 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1981–1994
Highest recorded position: #74 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1983 (recorded 1981–1994).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #3848 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Boys