Adele vs Meaghan
Adele and Meaghancompared 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 2011, Adele was ranked #363 and Meaghan #363 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Adele was ranked #597 and Meaghan #4684 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Adele was ranked #651 and Meaghan #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Adele and Meaghan over time
Adele and Meaghan appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Adele held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Meaghan 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 Meaghan 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 Meaghan changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1988 and 2017, ending at #651 and #873.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adele #246 in 1998, Meaghan #1076 in 1998.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1988–2017
Adele held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Meaghan in 6.
Highest recorded here: Adele #304 in 1992, Meaghan #356 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Adele #651, Meaghan #873.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2014
Adele held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Meaghan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adele #246 in 1998, Meaghan #1076 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Adele #597, Meaghan #4684.
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 | Meaghan |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #873 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adele has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Meaghan.
- 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 #719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Meaghan
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #492 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2011
Highest recorded position: #227 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1997–2011).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Girls