Adele vs Bernice
Adele and Bernicecompared 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, Adele was ranked #532 and Bernice #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adele was ranked #767 and Bernice #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Adele and Bernice over time
Adele and Bernice appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Adele held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bernice in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Bernice 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 Bernice changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2015, ending at #532 and #896.
- Longest-running competitions
Adele and Bernice were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 35 years, from 1965 to 2015, ending at #532 and #896.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adele #246 in 1998, Bernice #1074 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1965–2015
Adele held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Bernice in 6.
Highest recorded here: Adele #218 in 1975, Bernice #236 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Adele #532, Bernice #896.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adele held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Bernice in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adele #246 in 1998, Bernice #1074 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adele #767, Bernice #4192.
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 | Bernice |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #181 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (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 and Bernice both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Bernice
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #257 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls