Adele vs Jess
Adele and Jesscompared 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 Jess #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Adele was ranked #790 and Jess #541 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adele was ranked #767 and Jess #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Adele and Jess over time
Adele and Jess appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Adele held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jess 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 Jess 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 Jess changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1990 and 2024, ending at #441 and #736.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Adele #375 in 2020, Jess #355 in 2020.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Adele held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Jess in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adele #246 in 1998, Jess #769 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adele #767, Jess #5891.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1990–2024
Adele held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jess in 3.
Highest recorded here: Adele #375 in 2020, Jess #355 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adele #441, Jess #736.
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 | Jess |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #181 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adele has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Jess.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Jess
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #355 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 1990–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls