Ita vs Norma
Ita and Normacompared 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 1997, Ita was ranked #576 and Norma #440 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Ita was ranked #3192 and Norma #3961 among girls in England and Wales.
Ita and Norma over time
Ita and Norma appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Norma 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 Norma 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1974, Norma moved ahead of Ita in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #193 and #218 the year before became #217 and #188.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ita and Norma changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1997, ending at #576 and #440.
- Longest-running competitions
Ita and Norma were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 31 years, from 1964 to 1997, ending at #576 and #440.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1964–1997
Ita held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Norma in 23.
Highest recorded here: Ita #118 in 1964, Norma #154 in 1969.
The order changed in 1974: Norma moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #193 and #218; by 1974 that had become #217 and #188.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Ita #576, Norma #440.
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 | Ita | Norma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4709 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ita and Norma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Norma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #332 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2001
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2001).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls