Clive vs Leonard
Clive and Leonardcompared 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.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Clive was ranked #2443 and Leonard #244 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Clive was ranked #829 and Leonard #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Clive and Leonard over time
Clive and Leonard appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Leonard held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Clive in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Clive reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Leonard 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
Clive and Leonard changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #829 and #272.
- Longest-running competitions
Clive and Leonard were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 46 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #829 and #272.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Clive #106 in 1973, Leonard #108 in 1975.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys46 shared years, 1964–2025
Clive held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Leonard in 23.
Highest recorded here: Clive #106 in 1973, Leonard #108 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clive #829, Leonard #272.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Clive held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Leonard in 29.
Highest recorded here: Clive #788 in 1997, Leonard #217 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clive #2443, Leonard #244.
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 | Clive | Leonard |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Norway · Boys #173 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clive and Leonard both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Clive
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #147 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #106 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Leonard
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #73 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1961
Highest recorded position: #73 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1961).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #173 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys