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Grace vs Zara

Grace and Zaracompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Grace was ranked #1 and Zara #64 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Grace was ranked #4 and Zara #66 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2025, Grace was ranked #11 and Zara #47 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Grace was ranked #13 and Zara #36 among girls in Scotland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2023, Grace was ranked #18 and Zara #47 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Grace was ranked #27 and Zara #73 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Grace was ranked #503 and Zara #490 among girls in Norway.

Grace and Zara over time

Grace and Zara appear together in 6 published lists, across 175 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Zara in 1.

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.

Zara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Grace in 2. 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.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 23 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Grace and Zara averaged 28.0 places apart, ending at #11 and #47.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Grace and Zara were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #27 and #73.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Grace #7 in 2018, Zara #23 in 2016.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 1975–2025

    Grace held the stronger position in 49 of those years, Zara in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2020, Zara #43 in 2019.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #4, Zara #66.

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

    Grace held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Zara in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2006, Zara #66 in 2019.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #27, Zara #73.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Grace held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Zara in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2013, Zara #32 in 2007.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #1, Zara #64.

  • New Zealand · Girls24 shared years, 1999–2023

    Grace held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Zara in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #5 in 2001, Zara #32 in 2013.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Grace #18, Zara #47.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2025

    Grace held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Zara in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #7 in 2018, Zara #23 in 2016.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #11, Zara #47.

  • Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1965–2025

    Grace held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Zara in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #354 in 2017, Zara #275 in 2014.

    The order changed in 1997: Zara moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #515 and #633; by 1997 that had become #502 and #487.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #503, Zara #490.

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 Grace

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

Other comparisons involving Zara

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Grace, Zara
FieldGraceZara
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningGrace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name).Not yet recorded
OriginEnglish (virtue name), from Latin gratiaNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɡɹeɪs/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesGracieNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #47 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Grace has a recorded origin (English (virtue name), from Latin gratia); Zara does not have one recorded yet.
  • Grace and Zara both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Grace; Zara doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.
  • The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Zara a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Grace

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Zara

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #559 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2025

    Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2016 (recorded 2001–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #73 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls