Clara vs Marnie
Clara and Marniecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Clara was ranked #36 and Marnie #192 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Clara was ranked #73 and Marnie #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Clara was ranked #83 and Marnie #81 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Clara was ranked #84 and Marnie #113 among girls in England and Wales.
Clara and Marnie over time
Clara and Marnie appear together in 3 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Clara held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Marnie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Clara #84 in 2024, Marnie #113 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Clara held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Marnie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clara #84 in 2024, Marnie #113 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clara #84, Marnie #113.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2025
Clara held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Marnie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clara #59 in 2019, Marnie #524 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clara #73, Marnie #608.
Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2013–2024
Clara held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Marnie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clara #32 in 2017, Marnie #192 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clara #36, Marnie #192.
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 | Marnie |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #73 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (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 and Marnie both have 2 syllables.
- 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
Marnie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #594 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls