Adele vs Olwyn
Adele and Olwyncompared 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 Olwyn #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adele was ranked #767 and Olwyn #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Adele and Olwyn over time
Adele and Olwyn appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Adele held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Olwyn in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 Olwyn changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2024, ending at #441 and #898.
- Longest-running competitions
Adele and Olwyn were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 43 years, from 1965 to 2024, ending at #441 and #898.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls43 shared years, 1965–2024
Adele held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Olwyn in 9.
Highest recorded here: Adele #218 in 1975, Olwyn #236 in 1966.
The order changed in 2011: Adele moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #910 and #910; by 2011 that had become #325 and #695.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adele #441, Olwyn #898.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1998–2024
Adele held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Olwyn in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adele #246 in 1998, Olwyn #3549 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adele #767, Olwyn #4843.
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 | Olwyn |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #181 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adele has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Olwyn.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Olwyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls