Clive vs Eoghan
Clive and Eoghancompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Clive was ranked #829 and Eoghan #132 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Clive was ranked #2443 and Eoghan #3688 among boys in England and Wales.
Clive and Eoghan over time
Clive and Eoghan appear together in 2 published lists, across 76 years of shared records. Eoghan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Clive 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.
Clive reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Eoghan 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1975, Eoghan moved ahead of Clive in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #113 and #117 the year before became #113 and #108.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Clive and Eoghan changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2443 and #3688.
- Longest-running competitions
Clive and Eoghan were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 47 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #829 and #132.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys47 shared years, 1964–2025
Clive held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Eoghan in 38.
Highest recorded here: Clive #106 in 1973, Eoghan #39 in 2009.
The order changed in 1975: Eoghan moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #113 and #117; by 1975 that had become #113 and #108.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clive #829, Eoghan #132.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Clive held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Eoghan in 22.
Highest recorded here: Clive #788 in 1997, Eoghan #848 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clive #2443, Eoghan #3688.
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 | Clive | Eoghan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | One proposed origin is 'born from the yew tree'; an alternative, less certain theory derives it from the Latin name Eugenius. The source presents both without resolving between them. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈoːnˠ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #132 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eoghan has a recorded origin (Irish); Clive does not have one recorded yet.
- Clive and Eoghan both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Eoghan; Clive doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Clive
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #147 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #106 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Eoghan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #132 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys