Carmen vs Clodagh
Carmen 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, Carmen was ranked #718 and Clodagh #47 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Carmen was ranked #440 and Clodagh #51 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Carmen was ranked #476 and Clodagh #431 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Carmen was ranked #776 and Clodagh #1036 among girls in England and Wales.
Carmen and Clodagh over time
Carmen and Clodagh appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Carmen and Clodagh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #718 and #47.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1964–2025
Carmen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Clodagh in 32.
Highest recorded here: Carmen #327 in 1964, Clodagh #34 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carmen #718, Clodagh #47.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Carmen held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Clodagh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carmen #318 in 2004, Clodagh #897 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carmen #776, Clodagh #1036.
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 | Carmen | 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 | /ˈkloʊdə/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #352 (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); Carmen does not have one recorded yet.
- Carmen and Clodagh both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Clodagh; Carmen doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Carmen
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #419 among girls in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1972–1974
Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1972–1974).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #352 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