Adel vs Adeline
Adel and Adelinecompared 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, Adel was ranked #3015 and Adeline #247 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1981, Adel was ranked #386 and Adeline #423 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Adel and Adeline over time
Adel and Adeline appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Adeline held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Adel in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adeline 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 · Girls22 shared years, 1997–2024
Adel held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Adeline in 21.
Highest recorded here: Adel #2502 in 2017, Adeline #247 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adel #3015, Adeline #247.
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 | Adel | Adeline |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #486 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #82 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adel has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Adeline.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adel
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #461 among boys in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1973–1986
Highest recorded position: #386 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1973–1986).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #486 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Adeline
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #297 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2018–2025
Highest recorded position: #77 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 2018–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #82 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls