Pronunciation
Clo-da
Meaning
Named for the River Clodagh
Alternate spellings
Clódagh
Fun fact
The name’s story begins with a river flowing through a family estate in County Waterford. In 1879, the Marquess of Waterford named his daughter Clodagh after it; she later gave the name to her own daughter too.
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.
#47Rank among girl names in 2025100Babies registered in 2025
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.