Clodagh vs Sabina
Clodagh and Sabinacompared 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 2023, Clodagh was ranked #54 and Sabina #727 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Clodagh was ranked #1197 and Sabina #2278 among girls in England and Wales.
Clodagh and Sabina over time
Clodagh and Sabina appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 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.
Sabina 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Clodagh and Sabina were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1197 and #2278.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Clodagh #897 in 1997, Sabina #618 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls38 shared years, 1964–2023
Clodagh held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Sabina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clodagh #34 in 2009, Sabina #251 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Clodagh #54, Sabina #727.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Clodagh held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sabina in 20.
Highest recorded here: Clodagh #897 in 1997, Sabina #618 in 1997.
The order changed in 2018: Clodagh moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #1681 and #1681; by 2018 that had become #1170 and #1272.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clodagh #1197, Sabina #2278.
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 | Sabina |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkloʊdə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #47 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2278 (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); Sabina does not have one recorded yet.
- Clodagh has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Sabina.
- A meaning is recorded for Clodagh; Sabina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Sabina
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #527 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #251 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls