Adela vs Annalee
Adela and Annaleecompared 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 2015, Adela was ranked #896 and Annalee #751 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Adela was ranked #1161 and Annalee #3961 among girls in England and Wales.
Adela and Annalee over time
Adela and Annalee appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Adela held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Annalee 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.
Annalee reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adela 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adela and Annalee changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2021, ending at #1161 and #3961.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1996–2021
Adela held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Annalee in 2.
Highest recorded here: Adela #982 in 2013, Annalee #1914 in 1996.
The order changed in 2005: Adela moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #4373 and #3594; by 2005 that had become #2247 and #3970.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Adela #1161, Annalee #3961.
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 | Annalee |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3961 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adela and Annalee both have 3 syllables.
- 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
Annalee
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1914 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 recorded2007–2015
Highest recorded position: #751 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 2007–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #3961 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls