Clara vs Davina
Clara and Davinacompared 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 2025, Clara was ranked #73 and Davina #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Clara was ranked #83 and Davina #790 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Clara was ranked #84 and Davina #934 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2002, Clara was ranked #106 and Davina #339 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Clara and Davina over time
Clara and Davina appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Clara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Davina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Davina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Clara rose about as far as Davina fell — from #327 and #594 in 1996 to #84 and #934 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Clara and Davina were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 36 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #73 and #885.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 1967–2025
Clara held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Davina in 3.
Highest recorded here: Clara #73 in 2025, Davina #254 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clara #73, Davina #885.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Clara held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Davina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clara #84 in 2024, Davina #323 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clara #84, Davina #934.
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 | Davina |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #73 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clara has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Davina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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 #121 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Davina
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #354 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #254 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1967–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls