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Adele vs Gabriele

Adele and Gabrielecompared 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 2019, Adele was ranked #139 and Gabriele #373 among girls in Norway.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2011, Adele was ranked #363 and Gabriele #311 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2022, Adele was ranked #502 and Gabriele #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Adele was ranked #767 and Gabriele #3695 among girls in England and Wales.

Adele and Gabriele over time

Adele and Gabriele appear together in 3 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Adele held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Gabriele in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Gabriele reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Adele in 1. 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 Gabriele changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2022, ending at #502 and #905.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Adele held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Gabriele in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Adele #246 in 1998, Gabriele #874 in 2012.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Adele #767, Gabriele #3695.

  • Norway · Girls29 shared years, 19722019

    Adele held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Gabriele in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Adele #84 in 2012, Gabriele #278 in 1998.

    The order changed in 1996: Adele moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #559 and #383; by 1996 that had become #265 and #349.

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Adele #139, Gabriele #373.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 20002022

    Adele held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Gabriele in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Adele #264 in 2012, Gabriele #311 in 2008.

    The order changed in 2018: Adele moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #651 and #524; by 2018 that had become #512 and #629.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Adele #502, Gabriele #905.

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 Adele, Gabriele
FieldAdeleGabriele
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 recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #181 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #2088 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adele and Gabriele both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Adele

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1970–2025

    Highest recorded position: #84 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1970–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #181 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Gabriele

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #365 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2006–2017

    Highest recorded position: #268 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 2006–2017).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls