Pronunciation
Clo-da
Meaning
Named for the River Clodagh
Alternate spellings
Clódagh
Fun fact
In 1879, the Marquess of Waterford named his daughter Clodagh after the river that flowed through his estate. She later named her own daughter Clodagh too, and apparently hoped they'd be the only two! That didn't last, and now it's a name we hear all over Ireland.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Clodagh, Republic of Ireland.
The CSO only publishes names given to three or more babies in a year. “Less than 3” means zero, one or two babies, and these years appear as gaps on the graph.
Number of babies registered each year
From 2018, spellings with and without fadas are counted separately. Earlier figures group these spellings together, so the graph has a break at 2018.
View yearly figures
| Year | Babies named | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 100 | #47 |
| 2024 | 109 | #42 |
| 2023 | 98 | #54 |
| 2022 | 104 | #52 |
| 2021 | 138 | #40 |
| 2020 | 117 | #46 |
| 2019 | 119 | #50 |
| 2018 | 124 | #45 |
| 2017 | 129 | #49 |
| 2016 | 127 | #51 |
| 2015 | 130 | #50 |
| 2014 | 144 | #44 |
| 2013 | 133 | #50 |
| 2012 | 128 | #54 |
| 2011 | 168 | #44 |
| 2010 | 195 | #39 |
| 2009 | 224 | #34 |
| 2008 | 178 | #44 |
| 2007 | 199 | #39 |
| 2006 | 161 | #40 |
| 2005 | 152 | #42 |
| 2004 | 153 | #41 |
| 2003 | 125 | #46 |
| 2002 | 127 | #45 |
| 2001 | 129 | #42 |
| 2000 | 135 | #39 |
| 1999 | 127 | #38 |
| 1998 | 114 | #39 |
| 1997 | 125 | #49 |
| 1996 | 118 | #48 |
| 1995 | 128 | #47 |
| 1994 | 90 | #61 |
| 1993 | 97 | #59 |
| 1992 | 83 | #76 |
| 1991 | 82 | #81 |
| 1990 | 66 | #99 |
| 1989 | 65 | #106 |
| 1988 | 48 | #122 |
| 1987 | 46 | #132 |
| 1986 | 66 | #102 |
| 1985 | 35 | #159 |
| 1984 | 39 | #157 |
| 1983 | 48 | #142 |
| 1982 | 43 | #151 |
| 1981 | 65 | #119 |
| 1980 | 61 | #125 |
| 1979 | 71 | #113 |
| 1978 | 74 | #110 |
| 1977 | 96 | #85 |
| 1976 | 70 | #113 |
| 1975 | 98 | #82 |
| 1974 | 99 | #85 |
| 1973 | 101 | #85 |
| 1972 | 90 | #91 |
| 1971 | 98 | #85 |
| 1970 | 81 | #95 |
| 1969 | 59 | #116 |
| 1968 | 29 | #164 |
| 1967 | 29 | #154 |
| 1966 | 27 | #160 |
| 1965 | 13 | #209 |
| 1964 | 25 | #149 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.