Clinton vs Stephan
Clinton and Stephancompared 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 2004, Clinton was ranked #299 and Stephan #351 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Clinton was ranked #5119 and Stephan #2088 among boys in England and Wales.
Clinton and Stephan over time
Clinton and Stephan appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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
Clinton and Stephan changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #5119 and #2088.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Clinton #784 in 1996, Stephan #526 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2024
Clinton held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Stephan in 25.
Highest recorded here: Clinton #784 in 1996, Stephan #526 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clinton #5119, Stephan #2088.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 1969–2004
Clinton held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Stephan in 3.
Highest recorded here: Clinton #196 in 1969, Stephan #196 in 1969.
The order changed in 2004: Clinton moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #269 and #250; by 2004 that had become #299 and #351.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Clinton #299, Stephan #351.
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 | Clinton | Stephan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #5119 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #2088 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clinton and Stephan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Clinton
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #196 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 recorded1971–1983
Highest recorded position: #59 among boys in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1971–1983).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5119 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Stephan
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #446 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2004
Highest recorded position: #196 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1969–2004).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2088 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys