Samira vs Tara
Samira and Taracompared 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 2024, Samira was ranked #898 and Tara #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Samira was ranked #451 and Tara #300 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Samira was ranked #1230 and Tara #547 among girls in England and Wales.
Samira and Tara over time
Samira and Tara appear together in 3 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Tara held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Samira 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.
Tara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Samira 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Samira and Tara changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1973 and 2025, ending at #451 and #300.
- Longest-running competitions
Samira and Tara were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 44 years, from 1973 to 2025, ending at #451 and #300.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Samira #392 in 1999, Tara #29 in 1999.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1973–2025
Samira held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Tara in 25.
Highest recorded here: Samira #258 in 2009, Tara #219 in 2006.
The order changed in 2013: Tara moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #327 and #339; by 2013 that had become #410 and #302.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Samira #451, Tara #300.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Samira held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tara in 29.
Highest recorded here: Samira #410 in 2004, Tara #110 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Samira #1230, Tara #547.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1999–2024
Samira held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tara in 13.
Highest recorded here: Samira #392 in 1999, Tara #29 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Samira #898, Tara #171.
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 | Samira | Tara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #451 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #166 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Samira has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tara.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Samira
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #458 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2025
Highest recorded position: #228 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1961–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #451 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Tara
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 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 recorded1983–2007
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1985 (recorded 1983–2007).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #300 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls