Britt vs Lara
Britt and Laracompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2013, Britt was ranked #522 and Lara #270 among girls in Norway.
Britt and Lara over time
Britt and Lara appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Britt held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lara 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.
Britt reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Lara 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls16 shared years, 1968–2013
Britt held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Lara in 3.
Highest recorded here: Britt #49 in 1968, Lara #270 in 2013.
The order changed in 2000: Lara moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #459 and #516; by 2000 that had become #497 and #311.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Britt #522, Lara #270.
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 | Britt | Lara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #522 (2013) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #102 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Britt has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Lara.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Britt
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #33 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2013
Highest recorded position: #28 among girls in Norway, in 1952 (recorded 1945–2013).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #522 among girls in Norway, in 2013.
Norway · Girls
Lara
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #144 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls