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Adela vs Minsa

Adela and Minsacompared 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 2023, Adela was ranked #727 and Minsa #625 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Adela was ranked #1603 and Minsa #1819 among girls in England and Wales.

Adela and Minsa over time

Adela and Minsa appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Adela held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Minsa in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Minsa 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 20112024

    Adela held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Minsa in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Adela #910 in 2022, Minsa #1587 in 2013.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Adela #1603, Minsa #1819.

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 Adela, Minsa
FieldAdelaMinsa
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
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1819 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adela has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Minsa.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Adela

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2005–2025

    Highest recorded position: #494 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2005–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Minsa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2011

    First recorded at #4764 among girls in England and Wales in 2011 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1819 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls