Adele vs Ceara
Adele and Cearacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2008, Adele was ranked #439 and Ceara #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Adele was ranked #549 and Ceara #705 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Adele was ranked #683 and Ceara #5707 among girls in England and Wales.
Adele and Ceara over time
Adele and Ceara appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Adele held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ceara in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adele reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ceara 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 Ceara changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1975 and 2007, ending at #549 and #705.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adele #246 in 1998, Ceara #900 in 1999.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1975–2007
Adele held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Ceara in 2.
Highest recorded here: Adele #218 in 1975, Ceara #315 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Adele #549, Ceara #705.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1996–2010
Adele held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ceara in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adele #246 in 1998, Ceara #900 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Adele #683, Ceara #5707.
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 | Ceara |
|---|---|---|
| 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-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #181 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5707 (2010) |
| 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 has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ceara.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Ceara
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #379 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2008
Highest recorded position: #314 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2008).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #5707 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010.
England and Wales · Girls