Anita vs Breda
Anita and Bredacompared 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 2005, Anita was ranked #609 and Breda #4798 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Anita was ranked #734 and Breda #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Anita and Breda over time
Anita and Breda appear together in 1 published list, across 45 years of shared records. Anita held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Breda in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Breda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Anita 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
Anita and Breda changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2017, ending at #734 and #734.
- Longest-running competitions
Anita and Breda were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 45 years, from 1964 to 2017, ending at #734 and #734.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls45 shared years, 1964–2017
Anita held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Breda in 2.
Highest recorded here: Anita #74 in 1976, Breda #131 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Anita #734, Breda #734.
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 | Anita | Breda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #459 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anita has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Breda.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Anita
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #162 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #459 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Breda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #131 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #131 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls