Alara vs Catarina
Alara and Catarinacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alara was ranked #312 and Catarina #2605 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alara was ranked #544 and Catarina #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alara and Catarina over time
Alara and Catarina appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Alara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Catarina 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.
Catarina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alara in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 28 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alara rose about as far as Catarina fell — from #3824 and #1543 in 1997 to #312 and #2605 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2025
Alara held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Catarina in 6.
Highest recorded here: Alara #295 in 2024, Catarina #1158 in 2004.
The order changed in 2005: Alara moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #2278 and #1158; by 2005 that had become #1796 and #1934.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alara #312, Catarina #2605.
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 | Alara | Catarina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #312 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alara has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Catarina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alara
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2019–2024
Highest recorded position: #179 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2019–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #312 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Catarina
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls