Amalia vs Clodagh

Amalia and Clodaghcompared 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 2025, Amalia was ranked #718 and Clodagh #47 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Amalia was ranked #439 and Clodagh #74 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amalia was ranked #418 and Clodagh #1036 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Amalia was ranked #476 and Clodagh #431 among girls in Scotland.

Amalia and Clodagh over time

Amalia and Clodagh appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 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.

Clodagh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Amalia 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 · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Amalia held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Clodagh in 6.
Highest recorded here: Amalia #367 in 2021, Clodagh #897 in 1997.
The order changed in 2003: Amalia moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #1658 and #1530; by 2003 that had become #933 and #1722.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amalia #418, Clodagh #1036.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2003–2025
Amalia held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Clodagh in 21.
Highest recorded here: Amalia #404 in 2023, Clodagh #34 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amalia #718, Clodagh #47.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Clodagh

Pairs where Clodagh shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Gemma vs Clodagh
In 1964 they stood at #149 and #149 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 0 places apart; by 2025 they were #718 and #47.
Gemma · Clodagh · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Jodie vs Clodagh
In 1997 they stood at #77 and #87 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2021 they were #446 and #36.
Jodie · Clodagh · 23 shared years, 1997–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Northern Ireland ranking
Ashleigh vs Clodagh
In 1997 they stood at #87 and #87 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 0 places apart; by 2016 they were #440 and #51.
Ashleigh · Clodagh · 16 shared years, 1997–2016 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2016 Northern Ireland ranking
Kerry vs Clodagh
In 1997 they stood at #83 and #87 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2020 they were #397 and #47.
Kerry · Clodagh · 18 shared years, 1997–2020 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2020 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Amalia, Clodagh
Field	Amalia	Clodagh
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	A place-derived name, taken from the River Clodiagh in County Waterford, rather than from a traditional Irish word root. Popularised as a personal name by Clodagh Beresford (1879-1957), daughter of the Marquess of Waterford.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Irish
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈkloʊdə/
Syllables	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #338 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #47 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	65/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	74/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Clodagh has a recorded origin (Irish); Amalia does not have one recorded yet.
Amalia has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Clodagh.
A meaning is recorded for Clodagh; Amalia doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Amalia

Popularity journey

First recorded1988
First recorded at #654 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1988–2025
Highest recorded position: #300 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1988–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #338 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Clodagh

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #149 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #47 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls