Adele vs Anisa
Adele and Anisacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2024, Adele was ranked #171 and Anisa #448 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Adele was ranked #325 and Anisa #798 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adele was ranked #767 and Anisa #1065 among girls in England and Wales.
Adele and Anisa over time
Adele and Anisa appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Adele held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Anisa in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Anisa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Adele 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
Adele and Anisa changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #767 and #1065.
- Longest-running competitions
Adele and Anisa were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1982 to 2024, ending at #171 and #448.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adele #246 in 1998, Anisa #266 in 1997.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1982–2024
Adele held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Anisa in 1.
Highest recorded here: Adele #84 in 2012, Anisa #301 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adele #171, Anisa #448.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adele held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Anisa in 14.
Highest recorded here: Adele #246 in 1998, Anisa #266 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adele #767, Anisa #1065.
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 | Adele | Anisa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #181 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adele and Anisa both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Adele
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #282 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 recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #84 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1970–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #181 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Anisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #613 among girls in Norway in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #266 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls