Abbigail vs Clarisse
Abbigail and Clarissecompared 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 · Girls
In 2006, Abbigail was ranked #764 and Clarisse #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Abbigail was ranked #5591 and Clarisse #4686 among girls in England and Wales.
Abbigail and Clarisse over time
Abbigail and Clarisse appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Abbigail held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Clarisse in 0.
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.
Abbigail reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Clarisse 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 1996–2019
Abbigail held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Clarisse in 1.
Highest recorded here: Abbigail #527 in 1997, Clarisse #1843 in 2003.
The order changed in 2019: Clarisse moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #3518 and #5666; by 2019 that had become #5591 and #4686.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Abbigail #5591, Clarisse #4686.
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 | Abbigail | Clarisse |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| 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 · Girls #5891 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5581 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abbigail and Clarisse both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Abbigail
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #533 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2013
Highest recorded position: #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1999–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Clarisse
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #5581 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls