Clara vs Skylar
Clara and Skylarcompared 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 Skylar #288 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Clara was ranked #73 and Skylar #266 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Clara was ranked #83 and Skylar #215 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Clara was ranked #84 and Skylar #256 among girls in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Clara was ranked #99 and Skylar #97 among girls in New Zealand.
Clara and Skylar over time
Clara and Skylar appear together in 3 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Clara held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Skylar in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Clara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Skylar in 1. 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Clara #32 in 2017, Skylar #171 in 2018.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1998–2024
Clara held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Skylar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clara #84 in 2024, Skylar #151 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clara #84, Skylar #256.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2012–2025
Clara held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Skylar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clara #59 in 2019, Skylar #222 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clara #73, Skylar #266.
Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2012–2024
Clara held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Skylar in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clara #32 in 2017, Skylar #171 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clara #36, Skylar #288.
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 | Skylar |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #73 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #266 (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 Skylar both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
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
Skylar
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #3142 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2017–2023
Highest recorded position: #96 among girls in New Zealand, in 2017 (recorded 2017–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #266 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls