Clodagh vs Sonia
Clodagh and Soniacompared 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 2025, Clodagh was ranked #47 and Sonia #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2006, Clodagh was ranked #70 and Sonia #332 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Clodagh was ranked #1036 and Sonia #1160 among girls in England and Wales.
Clodagh and Sonia over time
Clodagh and Sonia appear together in 2 published lists, across 86 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.
Sonia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 Sonia were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 57 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #47 and #718.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Clodagh #897 in 1997, Sonia #296 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls57 shared years, 1964–2025
Clodagh held the stronger position in 57 of those years, Sonia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Clodagh #34 in 2009, Sonia #163 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Clodagh #47, Sonia #718.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Clodagh held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Sonia in 27.
Highest recorded here: Clodagh #897 in 1997, Sonia #296 in 1996.
The order changed in 2023: Clodagh moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1282 and #982; by 2023 that had become #1135 and #1469.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Clodagh #1036, Sonia #1160.
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 | Sonia |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #47 (2025) | Norway · Girls #421 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 65/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 74/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Clodagh has a recorded origin (Irish); Sonia does not have one recorded yet.
- Clodagh and Sonia both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Clodagh; Sonia doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Sonia
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #437 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1978
Highest recorded position: #50 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1972 (recorded 1967–1978).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #421 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls