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Adaline vs Essie

Adaline and Essiecompared 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 Essie #2006 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

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

Adaline and Essie over time

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

Essie 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 20122025

    Adaline held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Essie in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Adaline #383 in 2024, Essie #1039 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2015: Adaline moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #4838 and #2717; by 2015 that had become #1711 and #1865.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Adaline #408, Essie #2006.

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, Essie
FieldAdalineEssie
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
Syllables42
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 #2006 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adaline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Essie.
  • 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

Essie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2003

    First recorded at #4373 among girls in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2017–2024

    Highest recorded position: #621 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2017–2024).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls