Ada vs Susann
Ada and Susanncompared 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 2008, Ada was ranked #76 and Susann #617 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1982, Ada was ranked #523 and Susann #467 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ada and Susann over time
Ada and Susann appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Susann held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ada in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Susann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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 Susann changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 2008, ending at #76 and #617.
- Longest-running competitions
Ada and Susann were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 39 years, from 1961 to 2008, ending at #76 and #617.
List by list
Norway · Girls39 shared years, 1961–2008
Ada held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Susann in 25.
Highest recorded here: Ada #60 in 2007, Susann #125 in 1994.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Ada #76, Susann #617.
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 | Susann |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | Norway · Girls #617 (2008) |
| 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); Susann does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada and Susann both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Susann doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Susann
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #415 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2008
Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1961–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #617 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls