Adele vs Bebhinn
Adele and Bebhinncompared 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 2024, Adele was ranked #441 and Bebhinn #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Adele and Bebhinn over time
Adele and Bebhinn appear together in 1 published list, across 37 years of shared records. Adele held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bebhinn in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adele reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bebhinn 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 Bebhinn changed places 16 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1976 and 2024, ending at #441 and #898.
- Longest-running competitions
Adele and Bebhinn were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 37 years, from 1976 to 2024, ending at #441 and #898.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls37 shared years, 1976–2024
Adele held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Bebhinn in 11.
Highest recorded here: Adele #222 in 1976, Bebhinn #290 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adele #441, Bebhinn #898.
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 | Bebhinn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #181 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adele has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Bebhinn.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
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
Bebhinn
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #429 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2024
Highest recorded position: #290 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1992 (recorded 1976–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Girls