Clare vs Eileen
Clare and Eileencompared 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 2015, Clare was ranked #426 and Eileen #426 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Clare was ranked #718 and Eileen #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Clare was ranked #4192 and Eileen #855 among girls in England and Wales.
Clare and Eileen over time
Clare and Eileen appear together in 3 published lists, across 97 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Clare and Eileen changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #718 and #443.
- Longest-running competitions
Clare and Eileen were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 58 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #718 and #443.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Clare #66 in 1997, Eileen #314 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls58 shared years, 1964–2025
Clare held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Eileen in 29.
Highest recorded here: Clare #45 in 1985, Eileen #17 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clare #718, Eileen #443.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Clare held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Eileen in 17.
Highest recorded here: Clare #200 in 1996, Eileen #855 in 2024.
The order changed in 2008: Eileen moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #1502 and #1656; by 2008 that had become #1516 and #1391.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clare #4192, Eileen #855.
Northern Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1997–2015
Clare held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Eileen in 1.
Highest recorded here: Clare #66 in 1997, Eileen #314 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Clare #426, Eileen #426.
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 | Clare | Eileen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (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
- Clare and Eileen both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Clare
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #55 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #45 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Eileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #501 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls