Clodagh vs Laurie
Clodagh and Lauriecompared 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 2023, Clodagh was ranked #21 and Laurie #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Clodagh was ranked #42 and Laurie #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Clodagh was ranked #1197 and Laurie #2006 among girls in England and Wales.
Clodagh and Laurie over time
Clodagh and Laurie appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 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.
Laurie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Clodagh 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
Clodagh and Laurie changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1197 and #2006.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Clodagh rose about as far as Laurie fell — from #149 and #372 in 1964 to #42 and #736 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Clodagh and Laurie were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1197 and #2006.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Clodagh #897 in 1997, Laurie #478 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Clodagh held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Laurie in 20.
Highest recorded here: Clodagh #897 in 1997, Laurie #478 in 1997.
The order changed in 2022: Clodagh moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1195 and #1161; by 2022 that had become #1282 and #1849.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clodagh #1197, Laurie #2006.
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1964–2024
Clodagh held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Laurie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clodagh #39 in 1998, Laurie #303 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clodagh #42, Laurie #736.
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 | Laurie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkloʊdə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #47 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #372 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 65/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 74/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clodagh has a recorded origin (Irish); Laurie does not have one recorded yet.
- Clodagh and Laurie both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Clodagh; Laurie doesn't have one written yet.
- 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 #1197 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Laurie
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 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 recorded1997–2023
Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1997–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls