Clea vs Geraldine
Clea and Geraldinecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2012, Clea was ranked #907 and Geraldine #768 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Clea was ranked #2843 and Geraldine #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Clea and Geraldine over time
Clea and Geraldine appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Geraldine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Clea 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.
Geraldine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Clea 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
Clea and Geraldine changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2020, ending at #2843 and #5493.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Clea #1823 in 1998, Geraldine #848 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2020
Clea held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Geraldine in 11.
Highest recorded here: Clea #1823 in 1998, Geraldine #848 in 1996.
The order changed in 2018: Clea moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #5785 and #5785; by 2018 that had become #3178 and #5666.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Clea #2843, Geraldine #5493.
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 | Clea | Geraldine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clea has 1 syllable, compared with 4 for Geraldine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Clea
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 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 recorded2010–2012
Highest recorded position: #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2010–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls
Geraldine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #9 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 recorded1964–2021
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls