Fidelma vs Ita
Fidelma and Itacompared 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 1995, Fidelma was ranked #352 and Ita #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Fidelma and Ita over time
Fidelma and Ita appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Fidelma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ita 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.
Ita reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Fidelma 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
Fidelma and Ita changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1995, ending at #352 and #516.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Fidelma and Ita averaged 55.0 places apart, ending at #352 and #516.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls29 shared years, 1964–1995
Fidelma held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Ita in 7.
Highest recorded here: Fidelma #116 in 1967, Ita #118 in 1964.
The order changed in 1993: Fidelma moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #517 and #380; by 1993 that had become #415 and #448.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Fidelma #352, Ita #516.
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 | Fidelma | Ita |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (1995) | England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fidelma has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ita.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Fidelma
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #125 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 recorded1964–1995
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1995).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1995.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Ita
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #118 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 recorded1964–1997
Highest recorded position: #118 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1997).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls