Bláthnaid vs Cleo
Bláthnaid and Cleocompared 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, Bláthnaid was ranked #273 and Cleo #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Bláthnaid and Cleo over time
Bláthnaid and Cleo appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Bláthnaid held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cleo in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2018–2025
Bláthnaid held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Cleo in 1.
Highest recorded here: Bláthnaid #197 in 2024, Cleo #209 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bláthnaid #273, Cleo #273.
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 | Bláthnaid | Cleo |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #114 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bláthnaid and Cleo both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Bláthnaid
Popularity journey
First recorded2018
First recorded at #387 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2018 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2018–2025
Highest recorded position: #197 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2018–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Cleo
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #490 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2021–2023
Highest recorded position: #82 among girls in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2021–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #114 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls