Clara vs Claudine
Clara and Claudinecompared 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 2014, Clara was ranked #71 and Claudine #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2000, Clara was ranked #135 and Claudine #348 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Clara was ranked #201 and Claudine #5707 among girls in England and Wales.
Clara and Claudine over time
Clara and Claudine appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Clara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Claudine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Claudine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Clara 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 22 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Clara rose about as far as Claudine fell — from #322 and #443 in 1969 to #71 and #876 in 2014.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1969–2014
Clara held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Claudine in 3.
Highest recorded here: Clara #71 in 2014, Claudine #232 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Clara #71, Claudine #876.
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 | Clara | Claudine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #73 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #876 (2014) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clara has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Claudine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Clara
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #389 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #77 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Claudine
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 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 recorded1969–2014
Highest recorded position: #232 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1972 (recorded 1969–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2014.
Republic of Ireland · Girls