Ada vs Linnea
Ada and Linneacompared 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 2025, Ada was ranked #18 and Linnea #31 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ada was ranked #40 and Linnea #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Ada was ranked #166 and Linnea #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ada and Linnea over time
Ada and Linnea appear together in 2 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Linnea 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 Linnea changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1978 and 2025, ending at #18 and #31.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 45 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ada and Linnea averaged 46.3 places apart, ending at #18 and #31.
- Longest-running competitions
Ada and Linnea were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1978 to 2025, ending at #18 and #31.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1978–2025
Ada held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Linnea in 30.
Highest recorded here: Ada #6 in 2019, Linnea #2 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ada #18, Linnea #31.
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1996–2024
Ada held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Linnea in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ada #36 in 2022, Linnea #2084 in 2005.
The order changed in 1997: Ada moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #2683 and #2683; by 1997 that had become #1543 and #3174.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ada #40, Linnea #2411.
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 | Linnea |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | Norway · Girls #31 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Linnea does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada and Linnea both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Linnea doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Linnea
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #626 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Norway, in 2008 (recorded 1978–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #31 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls