Adaline vs Willa
Adaline and Willacompared 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 Willa #705 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Adaline was ranked #631 and Willa #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Adaline was ranked #638 and Willa #638 among girls in Scotland.
Adaline and Willa over time
Adaline and Willa appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Adaline held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Willa 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.
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, Willa #670 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2012–2025
Adaline held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Willa in 2.
Highest recorded here: Adaline #383 in 2024, Willa #670 in 2024.
The order changed in 2016: Adaline moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #1711 and #1204; by 2016 that had become #719 and #1241.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adaline #408, Willa #705.
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 | Adaline | Willa |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #408 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #705 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adaline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Willa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Adaline
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2023–2024
Highest recorded position: #337 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2023–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #408 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Willa
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #1958 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls