Clara vs Eavan
Clara and Eavancompared 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 2010, Clara was ranked #95 and Eavan #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Clara was ranked #179 and Eavan #5876 among girls in England and Wales.
Clara and Eavan over time
Clara and Eavan appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Clara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eavan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Eavan 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 30 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Clara rose about as far as Eavan fell — from #322 and #351 in 1969 to #95 and #758 in 2010.
- Longest-running competitions
Clara and Eavan were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1969 to 2010, ending at #95 and #758.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1969–2010
Clara held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Eavan in 1.
Highest recorded here: Clara #80 in 2006, Eavan #313 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Clara #95, Eavan #758.
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 | Eavan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #73 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5876 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clara and Eavan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Eavan
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #351 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 recorded1969–2010
Highest recorded position: #313 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1969–2010).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #5876 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012.
England and Wales · Girls