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Adaline vs Cataleya

Adaline and Cataleyacompared 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 2025, Adaline was ranked #408 and Cataleya #509 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Adaline was ranked #631 and Cataleya #504 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Adaline and Cataleya over time

Adaline and Cataleya appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Adaline held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cataleya in 0.

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.

Cataleya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adaline 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 — Adaline #383 in 2024, Cataleya #408 in 2023.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 20122025

    Adaline held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Cataleya in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Adaline #383 in 2024, Cataleya #408 in 2023.

    The order changed in 2024: Adaline moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #408 and #408; by 2024 that had become #383 and #497.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Adaline #408, Cataleya #509.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Adaline, Cataleya
FieldAdalineCataleya
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables43
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #408 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #509 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adaline has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Cataleya.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Adaline

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2012

    First recorded at #4838 among girls in England and Wales in 2012 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2023–2024

    Highest recorded position: #337 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2023–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #408 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Cataleya

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2012

    First recorded at #2717 among girls in England and Wales in 2012 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2012–2025

    Highest recorded position: #408 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 2012–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #509 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls