Clara vs Petra
Clara and Petracompared 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 2023, Clara was ranked #67 and Petra #625 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Clara was ranked #84 and Petra #1097 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Clara was ranked #121 and Petra #120 among girls in Norway.
Clara and Petra over time
Clara and Petra appear together in 3 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Clara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Petra in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Petra 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Clara and Petra changed places 16 times in Norway · Girls between 1951 and 2025, ending at #121 and #120.
- Mirrored each other
Over 21 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Clara rose about as far as Petra fell — from #327 and #372 in 1964 to #67 and #625 in 2023.
- Longest-running competitions
Clara and Petra were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 44 years, from 1951 to 2025, ending at #121 and #120.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Clara #121 in 2025, Petra #120 in 2025.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1951–2025
Clara held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Petra in 22.
Highest recorded here: Clara #121 in 2025, Petra #120 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clara #121, Petra #120.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Clara held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Petra in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clara #84 in 2024, Petra #897 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clara #84, Petra #1097.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1964–2023
Clara held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Petra in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clara #59 in 2019, Petra #315 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Clara #67, Petra #625.
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 | Petra |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #73 (2025) | Norway · Girls #120 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clara and Petra both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
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
Petra
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #193 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #120 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #120 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls