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Stacey vs Tara

Stacey 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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1991, Stacey was ranked #35 and Tara #87 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1993, Stacey was ranked #96 and Tara #56 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2012, Stacey was ranked #451 and Tara #123 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Stacey was ranked #898 and Tara #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Stacey was ranked #2138 and Tara #444 among girls in England and Wales.

Stacey and Tara over time

Stacey and Tara appear together in 4 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Tara held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Stacey 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.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1997, Tara moved ahead of Stacey in England and Wales · Girls — #97 and #110 the year before became #131 and #111.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Stacey and Tara were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #2138 and #444.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Stacey #97 in 1996, Tara #110 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls41 shared years, 1977–2024

    Stacey held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Tara in 40.

    Highest recorded here: Stacey #39 in 1990, Tara #27 in 1987.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Stacey #898, Tara #171.

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

    Stacey held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Tara in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Stacey #97 in 1996, Tara #110 in 1996.

    The order changed in 1997: Tara moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #97 and #110; by 1997 that had become #131 and #111.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Stacey #2138, Tara #444.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1997–2012

    Stacey held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tara in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Stacey #133 in 1997, Tara #45 in 2000.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Stacey #451, Tara #123.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls11 shared years, 1983–1993

    Stacey held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Tara in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Stacey #34 in 1985, Tara #20 in 1985.

    The order changed in 1992: Tara moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #49 and #52; by 1992 that had become #80 and #55.

    Most recent shared year, 1993: Stacey #96, Tara #56.

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 Stacey

Pairs where Stacey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Tara

Pairs where Tara 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 — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

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 Stacey, Tara
FieldStaceyTara
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 recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #2138 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #166 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Stacey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #99 among girls in New Zealand in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1973–1996

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1973–1996).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Tara

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1983–2007

    Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1985 (recorded 1983–2007).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #444 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls