Ada vs Serine
Ada and Serinecompared 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 Serine #361 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Ada was ranked #44 and Serine #3961 among girls in England and Wales.
Ada and Serine over time
Ada and Serine appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Ada held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Serine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Serine 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ada and Serine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1986 to 2025, ending at #18 and #361.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1986–2025
Ada held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Serine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ada #6 in 2019, Serine #237 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ada #18, Serine #361.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2003–2021
Ada held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Serine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ada #38 in 2020, Serine #2191 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ada #44, Serine #3961.
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 | Serine |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | Norway · Girls #361 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Serine does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Serine.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Serine 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
Serine
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #671 among girls in Norway in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1986–2025
Highest recorded position: #237 among girls in Norway, in 2001 (recorded 1986–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #361 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls