Adelina vs Caitlin
Adelina and Caitlincompared 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 2025, Adelina was ranked #247 and Caitlin #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Adelina was ranked #778 and Caitlin #1028 among girls in England and Wales.
Adelina and Caitlin over time
Adelina and Caitlin appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Caitlin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adelina 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.
Caitlin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Adelina 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2025
Adelina held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Caitlin in 22.
Highest recorded here: Adelina #603 in 2021, Caitlin #22 in 2003.
The order changed in 2025: Adelina moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #654 and #610; by 2025 that had become #778 and #1028.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adelina #778, Caitlin #1028.
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2004–2025
Adelina held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Caitlin in 14.
Highest recorded here: Adelina #247 in 2025, Caitlin #34 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adelina #247, Caitlin #247.
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 | Adelina | Caitlin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | An Anglicized form of Caitlín, itself a cognate of Katherine/Catalina traditions across Europe. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish, cognate of the wider Katherine family |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈkeɪt.lɪn/ |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #247 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #247 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caitlin has a recorded origin (Irish, cognate of the wider Katherine family); Adelina does not have one recorded yet.
- Adelina has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Caitlin.
- A meaning is recorded for Caitlin; Adelina doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adelina
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #600 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #778 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Caitlin
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1028 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls