Cliodhna
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- KLEE-a-na
- Origin
- Irish
- UK rank, 2025
- #1,690 for girls
Big in Northern Ireland
Cliodhna is a girls' name of Irish origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,690th for girls in the UK (18 babies).
What does Cliodhna mean?
Irish
In Irish legend Cliodhna is a fairy queen, and a great wave at Glandore Harbour bears her name.
Is Cliodhna a girl's or a boy's name?
Cliodhna is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls in the UK. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Cliodhna in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,690among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 18about 1 in 15,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 16% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 18 girls in the UK were named Cliodhna, making it the 1,690th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,268th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 49 girls.
Half of all the girls named Cliodhna in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2015, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales and 154th in Northern Ireland.
Cliodhna in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 18 | #1,690 |
| 2024 | 20 | #1,592 |
| 2023 | 20 | #1,611 |
| 2022 | 20 | #1,591 |
| 2021 | 17 | #1,794 |
| 2020 | 12 | #2,268 |
| 2019 | 20 | #1,599 |
| 2018 | 18 | #1,739 |
| 2017 | 15 | #2,011 |
| 2016 | 15 | #2,015 |
| 2015 | 17 | #1,813 |
| 2014 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2012 | 20 | #1,615 |
| 2011 | 24 | #1,379 |
| 2010 | 24 | #1,380 |
| 2009 | 25 | #1,285 |
| 2008 | 27 | #1,176 |
| 2007 | 22 | #1,327 |
| 2006 | 35 | #915 |
| 2005 | 41 | #769 |
| 2004 | 36 | #834 |
| 2003 | 30 | #916 |
| 2002 | 35 | #786 |
| 2001 | 47 | #621 |
| 2000 | 49 | #606 |
| 1999 | 37 | #704 |
| 1998 | 44 | #638 |
| 1997 | 29 | #854 |
Names like Cliodhna
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Caoimhe Cassidy Keira Aoibheann Caragh Brianna Eireann Teagan Kiara Riona Bree Kianna
More Irish names
Oscar Rowan Rory Maeve Finn Aiden Ryan Nolan Quinn Orla Cody Erin Ronan Connor Declan Casey
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Cliodhna: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/cliodhna, updated 20 October 2026.