Tamara vs Tove
Tamara and Tovecompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2017, Tamara was ranked #550 and Tove #517 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Tamara was ranked #1065 and Tove #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Tamara and Tove over time
Tamara and Tove appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Tamara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tove 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
Tamara and Tove changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 2017, ending at #550 and #517.
- Longest-running competitions
Tamara and Tove were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 47 years, from 1946 to 2017, ending at #550 and #517.
List by list
Norway · Girls47 shared years, 1946–2017
Tamara held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Tove in 43.
Highest recorded here: Tamara #308 in 1950, Tove #6 in 1957.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Tamara #550, Tove #517.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2001–2024
Tamara held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Tove in 0.
Highest recorded here: Tamara #280 in 2001, Tove #2674 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Tamara #1065, Tove #4843.
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 Tove
Pairs where Tove shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Tove vs Astrid
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #12 in Norway · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #9.
Tove · Astrid · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ingrid vs Tove
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #19 in Norway · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2025 they were #15 and #489.
Ingrid · Tove · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Tove vs Solveig
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #14 in Norway · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #28.
Tove · Solveig · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
- Tove vs Åse
In 1945 they stood at #19 and #25 in Norway · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #489 and #93.
Tove · Åse · 67 shared years, 1945–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Tamara | Tove |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Norway · Girls #489 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tamara has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tove.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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
Tove
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #19 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 1957 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #489 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls