Tara vs Thi
Tara and Thicompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2000, Tara was ranked #133 and Thi #3247 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2005, Tara was ranked #254 and Thi #619 among girls in Norway.
Tara and Thi over time
Tara and Thi appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Thi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tara 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.
Thi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Tara 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1973–2005
Tara held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Thi in 19.
Highest recorded here: Tara #254 in 2005, Thi #116 in 1983.
The order changed in 1998: Tara moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #366 and #303; by 1998 that had become #275 and #632.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Tara #254, Thi #619.
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 | Tara | Thi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 #166 (2025) | Norway · Girls #619 (2005) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Tara has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Thi.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
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 #444 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Thi
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #354 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2005
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1945–2005).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2005
Most recently recorded at #619 among girls in Norway, in 2005.
Norway · Girls