Clare vs Hannah

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.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1989, Clare was ranked #87 and Hannah #21 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Clare was ranked #718 and Hannah #21 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2016, Clare was ranked #440 and Hannah #24 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1978, Clare was ranked #90 and Hannah #82 among girls in New Zealand.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Clare was ranked #4192 and Hannah #107 among girls in England and Wales.

Clare and Hannah over time

Clare and Hannah appear together in 3 published lists, across 106 years of shared records. Hannah held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Clare in 0.

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.

Clare reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Hannah 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls58 shared years, 1964–2025

  Clare held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Hannah in 32.

  Highest recorded here: Clare #45 in 1985, Hannah #5 in 2019.

  The order changed in 1990: Hannah moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #48 and #93; by 1990 that had become #67 and #60.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Clare #718, Hannah #21.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Clare held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hannah in 29.

  Highest recorded here: Clare #200 in 1996, Hannah #6 in 1996.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Clare #4192, Hannah #107.

• Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2016

  Clare held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hannah in 19.

  Highest recorded here: Clare #66 in 1997, Hannah #6 in 1998.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Clare #440, Hannah #24.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here