Ada vs Arna
Ada and Arnacompared 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 2024, Ada was ranked #40 and Arna #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1983, Ada was ranked #562 and Arna #626 among girls in Norway.
Ada and Arna over time
Ada and Arna appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Ada held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Arna 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.
Arna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ada 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
Ada and Arna changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 1983, ending at #562 and #626.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ada #36 in 2022, Arna #1352 in 2020.
List by list
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1945–1983
Ada held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Arna in 5.
Highest recorded here: Ada #182 in 1947, Arna #154 in 1945.
The order changed in 1965: Ada moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #381 and #331; by 1965 that had become #274 and #442.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Ada #562, Arna #626.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2013–2024
Ada held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Arna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ada #36 in 2022, Arna #1352 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ada #40, Arna #4192.
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 | Ada | Arna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Germanic names beginning with 'adal' meaning 'noble', such as Adelaide or Adelina. Notably borne by Ada Lovelace, who assisted Charles Babbage with early computer development. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.də/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Arna does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada and Arna both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Arna doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ada
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #229 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 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Arna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #154 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–1983
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–1983).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls