Debra vs Tea
Debra and Teacompared 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 2014, Debra was ranked #4684 and Tea #4003 among girls in England and Wales.
Debra and Tea over time
Debra and Tea appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Tea held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Debra 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.
Debra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tea 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
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2014
Debra held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Tea in 9.
Highest recorded here: Debra #1364 in 1996, Tea #779 in 2001.
The order changed in 1999: Tea moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #1392 and #1480; by 1999 that had become #2189 and #1261.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Debra #4684, Tea #4003.
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 | Debra | Tea |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Norway · Girls #440 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Debra has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Tea.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Debra
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1953–1973
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1958 (recorded 1953–1973).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Tea
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #530 among girls in Norway in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2024
Highest recorded position: #199 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1976–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #440 among girls in Norway, in 2024.
Norway · Girls