Clara vs Tallulah
Clara and Tallulahcompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Clara was ranked #77 and Tallulah #253 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Clara was ranked #83 and Tallulah #790 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Clara was ranked #90 and Tallulah #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Clara and Tallulah over time
Clara and Tallulah appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Clara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tallulah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tallulah 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Clara and Tallulah were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #77 and #253.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Clara held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Tallulah in 2.
Highest recorded here: Clara #77 in 2025, Tallulah #213 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clara #77, Tallulah #253.
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 | Tallulah |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #73 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #253 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clara has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Tallulah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 #77 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Tallulah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #491 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
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #213 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls