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Bernadette vs Tara

Bernadette 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 2025, Bernadette was ranked #718 and Tara #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2015, Bernadette was ranked #426 and Tara #209 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Bernadette was ranked #1719 and Tara #444 among girls in England and Wales.

Bernadette and Tara over time

Bernadette and Tara appear together in 2 published lists, across 84 years of shared records. Tara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bernadette 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.

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

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1982, Tara moved ahead of Bernadette in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #59 and #81 the year before became #74 and #72.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Bernadette and Tara were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1719 and #444.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Bernadette #620 in 1996, Tara #110 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls54 shared years, 1964–2025

    Bernadette held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Tara in 37.

    Highest recorded here: Bernadette #12 in 1969, Tara #27 in 1987.

    The order changed in 1982: Tara moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #59 and #81; by 1982 that had become #74 and #72.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bernadette #718, Tara #166.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Bernadette held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tara in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Bernadette #620 in 1996, Tara #110 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Bernadette #1719, Tara #444.

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 Bernadette

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

Other comparisons involving Tara

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bernadette, Tara
FieldBernadetteTara
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #166 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)64/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Bernadette has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Tara.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Bernadette

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #79 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Tara

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1983–2007

    Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1985 (recorded 1983–2007).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #444 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls