Clair vs Joann
Clair and Joanncompared 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 1992, Clair was ranked #391 and Joann #417 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1998, Clair was ranked #3142 and Joann #3142 among girls in England and Wales.
Clair and Joann over time
Clair and Joann appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Clair held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Joann in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Joann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Clair 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Clair and Joann changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1969 and 1992, ending at #391 and #417.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1969–1992
Clair held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Joann in 5.
Highest recorded here: Clair #237 in 1988, Joann #249 in 1974.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Clair #391, Joann #417.
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 | Clair | Joann |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3409 (2002) | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clair and Joann both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Clair
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 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 recorded1964–2000
Highest recorded position: #237 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1988 (recorded 1964–2000).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2002
Most recently recorded at #3409 among girls in England and Wales, in 2002.
England and Wales · Girls
Joann
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–1995
Highest recorded position: #249 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1974 (recorded 1969–1995).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #5666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Girls