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Adelina vs Emilly

Adelina and Emillycompared 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 2023, Adelina was ranked #404 and Emilly #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Adelina was ranked #654 and Emilly #4843 among girls in England and Wales.

Adelina and Emilly over time

Adelina and Emilly appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Adelina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emilly 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.

Emilly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.

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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 24 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Adelina rose about as far as Emilly fell — from #3225 and #2189 in 1999 to #654 and #4843 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 19992024

    Adelina held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Emilly in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Adelina #603 in 2021, Emilly #1689 in 2016.

    The order changed in 2008: Adelina moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #2895 and #1854; by 2008 that had become #2022 and #2292.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Adelina #654, Emilly #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

Side-by-side comparison of Adelina, Emilly
FieldAdelinaEmilly
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables43
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #247 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adelina has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Emilly.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Adelina

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2004–2025

    Highest recorded position: #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #364 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Emilly

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1914 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

  2. Highest recorded2010–2023

    Highest recorded position: #758 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2010–2023).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls