Adelen vs Mila
Adelen and Milacompared 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 2025, Adelen was ranked #350 and Mila #102 among girls in Norway.
Adelen and Mila over time
Adelen and Mila appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Mila held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Adelen 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.
Adelen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mila 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2017, Mila moved ahead of Adelen in Norway · Girls — #117 and #144 the year before became #142 and #99.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adelen and Mila changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 2004 and 2025, ending at #350 and #102.
List by list
Norway · Girls17 shared years, 2004–2025
Adelen held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Mila in 12.
Highest recorded here: Adelen #117 in 2016, Mila #82 in 2019.
The order changed in 2017: Mila moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #117 and #144; by 2017 that had become #142 and #99.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adelen #350, Mila #102.
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 | Adelen | Mila |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'gracious, dear', from the Slavic element milu. Originally used as a short form of longer names containing that element before becoming an independent given name. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Slavic |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmi.ɫa/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #350 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #21 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Mila has a recorded origin (Slavic); Adelen does not have one recorded yet.
- Adelen has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mila.
- A meaning is recorded for Mila; Adelen doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Adelen
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #430 among girls in Norway in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #117 among girls in Norway, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #350 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mila
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #653 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2023
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #21 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls