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Adelaide vs Nur

Adelaide and Nurcompared 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, Adelaide was ranked #411 and Nur #1160 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2013, Adelaide was ranked #894 and Nur #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Adelaide and Nur over time

Adelaide and Nur appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Adelaide held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nur 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.

Nur reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adelaide 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Adelaide held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Nur in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Adelaide #347 in 2023, Nur #850 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2007: Adelaide moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #1052 and #976; by 2007 that had become #1126 and #1502.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Adelaide #411, Nur #1160.

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 Adelaide, Nur
FieldAdelaideNur
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables41
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #411 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #1160 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adelaide has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Nur.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Adelaide

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #385 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #347 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Nur

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #869 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 recorded2008–2013

    Highest recorded position: #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2008–2013).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls