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Jodie vs Zara

Jodie 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.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Jodie was ranked #790 and Zara #36 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Jodie was ranked #446 and Zara #38 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Jodie was ranked #352 and Zara #66 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Jodie was ranked #3035 and Zara #73 among girls in England and Wales.

Jodie and Zara over time

Jodie and Zara appear together in 3 published lists, across 96 years of shared records. Zara held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jodie in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Jodie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Zara 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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls43 shared years, 1982–2025

    Jodie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Zara in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Jodie #61 in 2004, Zara #43 in 2019.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jodie #352, Zara #66.

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

    Jodie held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Zara in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Jodie #43 in 1996, Zara #66 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2005: Zara moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #89 and #96; by 2005 that had become #132 and #85.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jodie #3035, Zara #73.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1997–2021

    Jodie held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Zara in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Jodie #32 in 2003, Zara #32 in 2007.

    The order changed in 2006: Zara moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #42 and #44; by 2006 that had become #61 and #34.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Jodie #446, Zara #38.

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 Jodie

Pairs where Jodie 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 — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern 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.

Northern 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 Jodie, Zara
FieldJodieZara
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #47 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jodie and Zara both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Jodie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1965–1988

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1972 (recorded 1965–1988).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3035 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