Rita vs Tamara
Rita and Tamaracompared 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, Rita was ranked #431 and Tamara #541 among girls in Scotland.
Norway · Girls
In 2024, Rita was ranked #473 and Tamara #516 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Rita was ranked #625 and Tamara #1065 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Rita was ranked #718 and Tamara #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Rita and Tamara over time
Rita and Tamara appear together in 3 published lists, across 127 years of shared records. Rita held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tamara 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.
Tamara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Rita in 1. 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
Rita and Tamara changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2024, ending at #473 and #516.
- Longest-running competitions
Rita and Tamara were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 57 years, from 1946 to 2024, ending at #473 and #516.
List by list
Norway · Girls57 shared years, 1946–2024
Rita held the stronger position in 52 of those years, Tamara in 5.
Highest recorded here: Rita #30 in 1964, Tamara #308 in 1950.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Rita #473, Tamara #516.
Republic of Ireland · Girls41 shared years, 1971–2025
Rita held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Tamara in 12.
Highest recorded here: Rita #137 in 1972, Tamara #176 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Rita #718, Tamara #885.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Rita held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Tamara in 23.
Highest recorded here: Rita #573 in 2016, Tamara #116 in 1996.
The order changed in 2024: Rita moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #851 and #794; by 2024 that had become #625 and #1065.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Rita #625, Tamara #1065.
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 | Rita | Tamara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Rita has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Tamara.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Tamara
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #386 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1975–1996
Highest recorded position: #52 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1992 (recorded 1975–1996).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls