Alys vs Tara

Alys and Taracompared 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 2019, Alys was ranked #716 and Tara #96 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alys was ranked #610 and Tara #547 among girls in England and Wales.

Alys and Tara over time

Alys and Tara appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Tara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alys in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Tara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alys 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alys and Tara changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #610 and #547.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alys held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Tara in 19.
Highest recorded here: Alys #426 in 2013, Tara #110 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alys #610, Tara #547.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Tara

Pairs where Tara shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Abigail vs Tara
Over 54 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Abigail rose about as far as Tara fell — from #303 and #96 in 1969 to #115 and #166 in 2025.
Abigail · Tara · 54 shared years, 1969–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Saoirse vs Tara
Over 52 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Saoirse rose about as far as Tara fell — from #417 and #67 in 1971 to #17 and #166 in 2025.
Saoirse · Tara · 52 shared years, 1971–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Anna vs Tara
Anna and Tara changed places 12 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1983 and 2007, ending at #59 and #99.
Anna · Tara · 25 shared years, 1983–2007 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2007 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Grace vs Tara
Grace and Tara changed places 12 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #4 and #166.
Grace · Tara · 61 shared years, 1964–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alys, Tara
Field	Alys	Tara
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	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #610 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #166 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Alys and Tara both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Alys

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #519 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #426 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #610 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Tara

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1983–2007
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1985 (recorded 1983–2007).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #300 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls