Abbi vs Talitha
Abbi and Talithacompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Abbi was ranked #593 and Talitha #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Abbi was ranked #5591 and Talitha #1439 among girls in England and Wales.
Abbi and Talitha over time
Abbi and Talitha appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Abbi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Talitha in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Abbi #330 in 2000, Talitha #764 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2019
Abbi held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Talitha in 5.
Highest recorded here: Abbi #330 in 2000, Talitha #764 in 2000.
The order changed in 2013: Talitha moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #1297 and #1893; by 2013 that had become #2313 and #1956.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Abbi #5591, Talitha #1439.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Abbi | Talitha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #834 (2020) | England and Wales · Girls #1541 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abbi has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Talitha.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Abbi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #432 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2012
Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2012).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2020.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Talitha
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #974 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2010
Highest recorded position: #536 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2010).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls