Claire vs Sara

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.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2007, Claire was ranked #40 and Sara #94 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1992, Claire was ranked #76 and Sara #89 among girls in New Zealand.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Claire was ranked #1362 and Sara #110 among girls in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Claire was ranked #352 and Sara #127 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Claire was ranked #407 and Sara #161 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Claire was ranked #638 and Sara #164 among girls in Scotland.

Claire and Sara over time

Claire and Sara appear together in 5 published lists, across 145 years of shared records. Claire held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sara in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Claire reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Sara in 1. 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

  Claire held the stronger position in 43 of those years, Sara in 19.

  Highest recorded here: Claire #10 in 1984, Sara #78 in 2011.

  The order changed in 2007: Sara moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #97 and #107; by 2007 that had become #144 and #81.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Claire #352, Sara #127.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Claire held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Sara in 28.

  Highest recorded here: Claire #90 in 1996, Sara #82 in 2017.

  The order changed in 1998: Sara moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #114 and #130; by 1998 that had become #134 and #130.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Claire #1362, Sara #110.

• Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1997–2024

  Claire held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sara in 12.

  Highest recorded here: Claire #26 in 1998, Sara #73 in 2008.

  The order changed in 2007: Sara moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #121 and #184; by 2007 that had become #147 and #97.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Claire #407, Sara #161.

• New Zealand · Girls16 shared years, 1977–1992

  Claire held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Sara in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Claire #23 in 1980, Sara #44 in 1986.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 1992: Claire #76, Sara #89.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls14 shared years, 1976–2007

  Claire held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sara in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Claire #40 in 2007, Sara #51 in 1986.

  The order changed in 1987: Claire moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #57 and #51; by 1987 that had become #53 and #57.

  Most recent shared year, 2007: Claire #40, Sara #94.

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.

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