Cecelia vs Clodagh

Cecelia 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 2024, Cecelia was ranked #898 and Clodagh #42 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Cecelia was ranked #431 and Clodagh #431 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cecelia was ranked #463 and Clodagh #1036 among girls in England and Wales.

Cecelia and Clodagh over time

Cecelia and Clodagh appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 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.

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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Cecelia held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Clodagh in 12.
Highest recorded here: Cecelia #463 in 2024, Clodagh #925 in 1998.
The order changed in 2013: Cecelia moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #2969 and #1991; by 2013 that had become #1433 and #1864.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecelia #463, Clodagh #1036.
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1964–2024
Cecelia held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Clodagh in 23.
Highest recorded here: Cecelia #189 in 1964, Clodagh #39 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecelia #898, Clodagh #42.

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 Cecelia, Clodagh
Field	Cecelia	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-SCT, IE	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Scotland · Girls #431 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #47 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	65/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	74/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Cecelia

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #189 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 recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #463 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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