Adelina vs Chisom
Adelina and Chisomcompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Adelina was ranked #778 and Chisom #1639 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Adelina was ranked #798 and Chisom #798 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Adelina and Chisom over time
Adelina and Chisom appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Adelina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Chisom 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.
Adelina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Chisom 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
Adelina and Chisom changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1999 and 2025, ending at #778 and #1639.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1999–2025
Adelina held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Chisom in 4.
Highest recorded here: Adelina #603 in 2021, Chisom #1639 in 2025.
The order changed in 2011: Adelina moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #2235 and #1993; by 2011 that had become #1438 and #4049.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adelina #778, Chisom #1639.
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 | Chisom |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #247 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1639 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adelina has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Chisom.
- 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
Chisom
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #2770 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2011
Highest recorded position: #576 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2002–2011).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls