Clair vs Lavinia
Clair and Laviniacompared 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 1990, Clair was ranked #409 and Lavinia #409 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2002, Clair was ranked #3409 and Lavinia #1442 among girls in England and Wales.
Clair and Lavinia over time
Clair and Lavinia appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Clair held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lavinia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lavinia 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 Lavinia changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 1990, ending at #409 and #409.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1966–1990
Clair held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Lavinia in 3.
Highest recorded here: Clair #237 in 1988, Lavinia #284 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Clair #409, Lavinia #409.
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 | Lavinia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3409 (2002) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #556 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clair has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Lavinia.
- 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
Lavinia
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2024
Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1966–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #952 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls