Clarissa vs Tayla
Clarissa and Taylacompared 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, Clarissa was ranked #1362 and Tayla #4201 among girls in England and Wales.
Clarissa and Tayla over time
Clarissa and Tayla appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Tayla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Clarissa 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.
Clarissa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tayla 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
Clarissa and Tayla changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1362 and #4201.
- Longest-running competitions
Clarissa and Tayla were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1362 and #4201.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Clarissa held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Tayla in 24.
Highest recorded here: Clarissa #410 in 1996, Tayla #238 in 2003.
The order changed in 2024: Clarissa moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2689 and #1774; by 2024 that had become #1603 and #3318.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clarissa #1362, Tayla #4201.
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.
Other comparisons involving Tayla
Pairs where Tayla shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Emily vs Tayla
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Emily #1 in 1998, Tayla #27 in 1996.
Emily · Tayla · 13 shared years, 1993–2005 · Peaked in the same years
- Tayla vs Renee
In New Zealand · Girls, Tayla moved into the top 50 at #27 in 1996 as Renee fell out of it to #51, having been #41 the year before.
Tayla · Renee · 10 shared years, 1994–2003 · One took the other's place near the top
- Eva vs Tayla
In New Zealand · Girls, Eva moved into the top 50 at #34 in 2006 as Tayla fell out of it to #56, having been #48 the year before.
Eva · Tayla · 10 shared years, 2002–2011 · One took the other's place near the top
- Tayla vs Isabelle
In New Zealand · Girls, Isabelle moved into the top 50 at #37 in 2011 as Tayla fell out of it to #90, having been #49 the year before.
Tayla · Isabelle · 10 shared years, 2002–2011 · One took the other's place near the top
Side by side
| Field | Clarissa | Tayla |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1362 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clarissa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tayla.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Clarissa
Popularity journey
First recorded1984
First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2010
Highest recorded position: #301 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2010).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1362 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Tayla
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #64 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1994–2011
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New Zealand, in 1999 (recorded 1994–2011).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls