Clodagh vs Erin
Clodagh and Erincompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Clodagh was ranked #20 and Erin #25 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Clodagh was ranked #47 and Erin #71 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Clodagh was ranked #1036 and Erin #65 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Clodagh was ranked #431 and Erin #72 among girls in Scotland.
Clodagh and Erin over time
Clodagh and Erin appear together in 3 published lists, across 107 years of shared records. Erin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Clodagh in 1.
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.
Erin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Clodagh in 1. 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 2023, Clodagh moved ahead of Erin in Northern Ireland · Girls — #29 and #16 the year before became #21 and #34.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Clodagh and Erin changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1975 and 2025, ending at #47 and #71.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Clodagh and Erin averaged 38.1 places apart, ending at #20 and #25.
- Longest-running competitions
Clodagh and Erin were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 50 years, from 1975 to 2025, ending at #47 and #71.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 1975–2025
Clodagh held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Erin in 15.
Highest recorded here: Clodagh #34 in 2009, Erin #34 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clodagh #47, Erin #71.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Clodagh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Erin in 29.
Highest recorded here: Clodagh #897 in 1997, Erin #27 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clodagh #1036, Erin #65.
Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Clodagh held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Erin in 26.
Highest recorded here: Clodagh #20 in 2024, Erin #5 in 2009.
The order changed in 2023: Clodagh moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #29 and #16; by 2023 that had become #21 and #34.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clodagh #20, Erin #25.
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 | Clodagh | Erin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A place-derived name, taken from the River Clodiagh in County Waterford, rather than from a traditional Irish word root. Popularised as a personal name by Clodagh Beresford (1879-1957), daughter of the Marquess of Waterford. | An Anglicized form of Éireann, the Irish name for Ireland itself. |
| Origin | Irish | Irish |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkloʊdə/ | /ˈɛɹ.ɪn/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #47 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #71 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 65/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 74/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Both Clodagh and Erin share a recorded Irish origin.
- Clodagh and Erin both have 2 syllables.
- Clodagh's recorded meaning differs from Erin's — see the table above for each.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Clodagh
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #149 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 recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #47 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Erin
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #89 among girls in New Zealand in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #71 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls