Adelina vs Darcy
Adelina and Darcycompared 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 2024, Adelina was ranked #654 and Darcy #143 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Adelina was ranked #247 and Darcy #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Adelina and Darcy over time
Adelina and Darcy appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Darcy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adelina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Darcy 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 · Girls24 shared years, 1999–2024
Adelina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Darcy in 24.
Highest recorded here: Adelina #603 in 2021, Darcy #89 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adelina #654, Darcy #143.
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2004–2025
Adelina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Darcy in 15.
Highest recorded here: Adelina #247 in 2025, Darcy #137 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adelina #247, Darcy #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 | Darcy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #247 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #79 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adelina has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Darcy.
- 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 #364 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Darcy
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #327 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #61 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #79 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys