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Adele vs Letitia

Adele and Letitiacompared 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 2012, Adele was ranked #264 and Letitia #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2008, Adele was ranked #439 and Letitia #370 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2023, Adele was ranked #647 and Letitia #5687 among girls in England and Wales.

Adele and Letitia over time

Adele and Letitia appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Adele held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Letitia in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Letitia 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adele #246 in 1998, Letitia #562 in 1996.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 19962023

    Adele held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Letitia in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Adele #246 in 1998, Letitia #562 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Adele #647, Letitia #5687.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 19662012

    Adele held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Letitia in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Adele #218 in 1975, Letitia #354 in 1967.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Adele #264, Letitia #907.

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, Letitia
FieldAdeleLetitia
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
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
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #181 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adele and Letitia both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

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

Letitia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2003–2008

    Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2008).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Girls