Angeline vs Clara
Angeline and Claracompared 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 2008, Angeline was ranked #665 and Clara #83 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Angeline was ranked #4843 and Clara #84 among girls in England and Wales.
Angeline and Clara over time
Angeline and Clara appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Clara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Angeline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Angeline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Clara 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 26 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Clara rose about as far as Angeline fell — from #2683 and #327 in 1996 to #4843 and #84 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2024
Angeline held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Clara in 26.
Highest recorded here: Angeline #1690 in 2005, Clara #84 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Angeline #4843, Clara #84.
Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1965–2008
Angeline held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Clara in 22.
Highest recorded here: Angeline #313 in 1981, Clara #80 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Angeline #665, Clara #83.
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 | Angeline | Clara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 4 | 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 | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #73 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Angeline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Clara.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Angeline
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2008
Highest recorded position: #313 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1965–2008).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Clara
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #389 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #121 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls