Kara vs Rita
Kara and Ritacompared 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 2023, Kara was ranked #391 and Rita #264 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Kara was ranked #413 and Rita #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Kara was ranked #476 and Rita #431 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kara was ranked #885 and Rita #625 among girls in England and Wales.
Kara and Rita over time
Kara and Rita appear together in 2 published lists, across 76 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Kara and Rita were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 47 years, from 1970 to 2025, ending at #413 and #718.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls47 shared years, 1970–2025
Kara held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Rita in 26.
Highest recorded here: Kara #165 in 2015, Rita #137 in 1972.
The order changed in 2000: Kara moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #394 and #304; by 2000 that had become #239 and #536.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kara #413, Rita #718.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Kara held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Rita in 2.
Highest recorded here: Kara #186 in 2011, Rita #573 in 2016.
The order changed in 2024: Rita moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #813 and #851; by 2024 that had become #885 and #625.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kara #885, Rita #625.
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 | Kara | Rita |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Kara and Rita both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Kara
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #396 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2023
Highest recorded position: #93 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Rita
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #116 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2024
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2024).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls