Catharina vs Tara
Catharina 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 1979, Catharina was ranked #523 and Tara #72 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2014, Catharina was ranked #549 and Tara #402 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Catharina was ranked #5591 and Tara #584 among girls in England and Wales.
Catharina and Tara over time
Catharina and Tara appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Catharina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tara 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.
Catharina 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Catharina and Tara changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1973 and 2014, ending at #549 and #402.
- Longest-running competitions
Catharina and Tara were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1973 to 2014, ending at #549 and #402.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1973–2014
Catharina held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Tara in 14.
Highest recorded here: Catharina #238 in 1989, Tara #219 in 2006.
The order changed in 1997: Tara moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #281 and #366; by 1997 that had become #495 and #237.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Catharina #549, Tara #402.
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 | Catharina | 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5591 (2019) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #166 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Catharina has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Tara.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Catharina
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #460 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2014
Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1960–2014).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #5591 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
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 #444 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls