Cliodhna vs Lynette
Cliodhna and Lynettecompared 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 1994, Cliodhna was ranked #145 and Lynette #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Cliodhna was ranked #4050 and Lynette #5742 among girls in England and Wales.
Cliodhna and Lynette over time
Cliodhna and Lynette appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 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
Cliodhna and Lynette changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2013, ending at #4050 and #5742.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cliodhna #2701 in 1998, Lynette #2444 in 1999.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1973–1994
Cliodhna held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Lynette in 4.
Highest recorded here: Cliodhna #145 in 1994, Lynette #236 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Cliodhna #145, Lynette #502.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1997–2013
Cliodhna held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Lynette in 5.
Highest recorded here: Cliodhna #2701 in 1998, Lynette #2444 in 1999.
The order changed in 2013: Cliodhna moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #5061 and #2509; by 2013 that had become #4050 and #5742.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Cliodhna #4050, Lynette #5742.
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 | Cliodhna | Lynette |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #101 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cliodhna has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Lynette.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cliodhna
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #297 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #52 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #101 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Lynette
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1970
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1970).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls