Ada vs Willow-Rae
Ada and Willow-Raecompared 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 Willow-Rae #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Ada and Willow-Rae over time
Ada and Willow-Rae appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Ada held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Willow-Rae in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ada reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Willow-Rae 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ada #36 in 2022, Willow-Rae #1255 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2014–2024
Ada held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Willow-Rae in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ada #36 in 2022, Willow-Rae #1255 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ada #40, Willow-Rae #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 | Willow-Rae |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Willow-Rae does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Willow-Rae.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Willow-Rae doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Willow-Rae
Popularity journey
First recorded2014
First recorded at #4684 among girls in England and Wales in 2014 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2014–2024
Highest recorded position: #1255 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 2014–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls