Clodagh
Clodagh is a female given name of Irish origin. Lady Clodagh Anson, daughter of John Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford, was named after the River Clodiagh, which flows through the Marquess's estate at Curraghmore at County Waterford.
Meaning & Origin of Clodagh
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Clodagh is a female given name of Irish origin. Lady Clodagh Anson, daughter of John Beresford, 5th Marquess of Waterford, was named after the River Clodiagh, which flows through the Marquess's estate at Curraghmore at County Waterford.
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The Story of Clodagh
Clodagh first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1998, with 10 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 15 Clodaghs were born — ranking #8,058 that year. As of 2026, Clodagh ranks #10,241 for baby girls with 9 births, gradually rising (+9%). In total, more than 200 Clodaghs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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Notable people named Clodagh
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- Lady Clodagh Anson , Anglo-Irish philanthropist, writer and aristocrat
- Clodagh Hope Knox Sparrow (1905–1957), British poster artist
- Clodagh Jayasuriya , Ceylonese politician
- Clodagh McKenna , Irish chef
- Clodagh O'Shea , Irish biologist
- Clodagh Rodgers (1947–2025), Northern Irish singer
- Clodagh Simonds , Irish singer
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Names that sound like Clodagh
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About the name Clodagh
Clodagh is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1998 and has accumulated 200 births in the dataset. Clodagh's peak popularity came in 2009 when it ranked #8,058. Use the chart and map above to compare Clodagh's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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