Pronunciation
Clee-na / Clee-uh-na
These spellings are a guide to the sound. Irish pronunciation can vary by dialect.
Meaning
The name of an Irish goddess. Its original literal meaning is not firmly established
Alternate spellings
Clíona; Cliodhna
Fun fact
A Cork legend tells of Clíodhna leaving the Otherworld for love and being swept away by a wave. Tonn Clíodhna, ‘Clíodhna’s wave’, keeps her story tied to the coast.
Popularity in Ireland
Figures for the spelling Clíodhna, 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 | 15 | #273 |
| 2024 | 20 | #213 |
| 2023 | 23 | #200 |
| 2022 | 18 | #237 |
| 2021 | 11 | #363 |
| 2020 | 4 | #700 |
| 2019 | 16 | #284 |
| 2018 | 17 | #267 |
| 2017 | 15 | #301 |
| 2016 | 12 | #359 |
| 2015 | 21 | #244 |
| 2014 | 16 | #304 |
| 2013 | 14 | #340 |
| 2012 | 19 | #264 |
| 2011 | 31 | #189 |
| 2010 | 29 | #204 |
| 2009 | 34 | #177 |
| 2008 | 33 | #176 |
| 2007 | 30 | #186 |
| 2006 | 28 | #174 |
| 2005 | 25 | #178 |
| 2004 | 25 | #170 |
| 2003 | 23 | #174 |
| 2002 | 28 | #148 |
| 2001 | 34 | #129 |
| 2000 | 19 | #188 |
| 1999 | 19 | #185 |
| 1998 | 27 | #136 |
| 1997 | 35 | #145 |
| 1996 | 38 | #136 |
| 1995 | 31 | #146 |
| 1994 | 33 | #145 |
| 1993 | 30 | #155 |
| 1992 | 27 | #172 |
| 1991 | 28 | #167 |
| 1990 | 13 | #257 |
| 1989 | 17 | #224 |
| 1988 | 13 | #270 |
| 1987 | 19 | #225 |
| 1986 | 6 | #388 |
| 1985 | 11 | #292 |
| 1984 | 11 | #298 |
| 1983 | 8 | #347 |
| 1982 | 18 | #248 |
| 1981 | 13 | #287 |
| 1980 | 6 | #401 |
| 1979 | 15 | #273 |
| 1978 | 9 | #331 |
| 1977 | 12 | #283 |
| 1976 | 7 | #344 |
| 1975 | 12 | #274 |
| 1974 | 7 | #340 |
| 1973 | 5 | #402 |
| 1972 | 9 | #300 |
| 1971 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1970 | 4 | #396 |
| 1969 | 3 | #443 |
| 1968 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1967 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1966 | Less than 3 | - |
| 1965 | 5 | #297 |
| 1964 | Less than 3 | - |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies’ Names, tables VSA50 and VSA60. Latest year: 2025.