Clodagh

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Clodagh is also recorded as another name, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Indonesian given name93 records spelled Clodagh3 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

  Languages: Indonesian, Malay

  Also written Clódagh

32 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Clodagh is also recorded in 2 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• Irish: of recent origin. It is the name of a river in Tipperary, and seems to have been arbitrarily transferred to use as a given name. There may be some association in the minds of givers with the Latin name Cldédia (borne by the mistress of the Roman poet Catullus), a variant of }Claudia.

  as a name·A concise dictionary of first names

• The name of a Tipperary river. One of the Marquesses of Waterford seems to have first used this as a first name for his daughter. It is still used in Ireland, and it may have spread overseas because of the popularity of the Irish singer, Clodagh Rogers.

  as a name·Irish first names

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

GB NISRA — Baby names Northern Ireland full list (1997–present) — 29 years between 1997–2025. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Clodagh Rodgersb. 1947GBBritish singer (1947–2025)
• Clodagh Simondsb. 1953IEIrish singer
• Clodagh McKennab. 1975IEIrish chef, restaurateur, writes cookbooks
• Clodagh M Ryanb. 2000CAresearcher
• Clodagh O'SheaProfessor of molecular and cell biology
• Clodagh M Murphyresearcher
• Clodagh M Toomeyresearcher

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 113 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Clodagh?

We estimate roughly 245 people bear Clodagh (counting its spellings and scripts) across 3 countries in our records.

In which country does Clodagh have the most bearers?

Clodagh is most frequently recorded in Ireland, where it is most often spelled clodagh.

How common is Clodagh compared with other names?

In Ireland, Clodagh is the 154th most common given name of 13,994 given names recorded there.

Is Clodagh a male or female name?

Clodagh is a female name in our records. Opposite-gender entries fall within the cross-gender noise we measure in the source data, so we don't report them as usage.

What does the name Clodagh mean?

Recorded meaning: From the River Clodagh in Tipperary; used as a first name in Ireland.