Adela vs Aileen
Adela and Aileencompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Adela was ranked #885 and Aileen #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adela was ranked #1603 and Aileen #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Adela and Aileen over time
Adela and Aileen appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adela and Aileen changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1603 and #2411.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Adela rose about as far as Aileen fell — from #3795 and #1434 in 1996 to #1603 and #2411 in 2024.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Adela #494 in 2014, Aileen #335 in 2016.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adela held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Aileen in 5.
Highest recorded here: Adela #910 in 2022, Aileen #1434 in 1996.
The order changed in 2007: Adela moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #3116 and #3116; by 2007 that had become #1854 and #3667.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adela #1603, Aileen #2411.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2005–2025
Adela held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Aileen in 7.
Highest recorded here: Adela #494 in 2014, Aileen #335 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adela #885, Aileen #718.
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 | Adela | Aileen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adela has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Aileen.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adela
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #494 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2005–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Aileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #100 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #81 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls