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Clodagh vs Ramona

Clodagh and Ramonacompared 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 2021, Clodagh was ranked #40 and Ramona #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Clodagh was ranked #1036 and Ramona #1541 among girls in England and Wales.

Clodagh and Ramona over time

Clodagh and Ramona appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Clodagh held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ramona in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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

    Clodagh and Ramona changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1036 and #1541.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 19962024

    Clodagh held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Ramona in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Clodagh #925 in 1998, Ramona #1098 in 2013.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Clodagh #1036, Ramona #1541.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 19772021

    Clodagh held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Ramona in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Clodagh #39 in 2000, Ramona #227 in 1977.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Clodagh #40, Ramona #883.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Clodagh, Ramona
FieldClodaghRamona
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA 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
OriginIrishNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈkloʊdə/Not yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #47 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1541 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)65/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)74/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Clodagh has a recorded origin (Irish); Ramona does not have one recorded yet.
  • Clodagh has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ramona.
  • A meaning is recorded for Clodagh; Ramona doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Clodagh

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #47 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Ramona

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1962

    First recorded at #384 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1977–2021

    Highest recorded position: #227 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1977–2021).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls