Ada vs Renata
Ada and Renatacompared 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 Renata #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2000, Ada was ranked #157 and Renata #624 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Ada was ranked #444 and Renata #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ada and Renata over time
Ada and Renata appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 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.
Renata 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 Renata changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1959 and 2000, ending at #157 and #624.
- Longest-running competitions
Ada and Renata were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 30 years, from 1959 to 2000, ending at #157 and #624.
List by list
Norway · Girls30 shared years, 1959–2000
Ada held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Renata in 22.
Highest recorded here: Ada #157 in 2000, Renata #169 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Ada #157, Renata #624.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1997–2024
Ada held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Renata in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ada #36 in 2022, Renata #1901 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ada #40, Renata #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 | Renata |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| 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); Renata does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Renata.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Renata 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
Renata
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #434 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1959–2000
Highest recorded position: #169 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1959–2000).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls