Adelina vs Fiadh
Adelina and Fiadhcompared 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 Fiadh #3 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Adelina was ranked #778 and Fiadh #256 among girls in England and Wales.
Adelina and Fiadh over time
Adelina and Fiadh appear together in 2 published lists, across 29 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2004–2025
Adelina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Fiadh in 16.
Highest recorded here: Adelina #247 in 2025, Fiadh #1 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adelina #247, Fiadh #3.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2013–2025
Adelina held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Fiadh in 6.
Highest recorded here: Adelina #603 in 2021, Fiadh #256 in 2025.
The order changed in 2020: Fiadh moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #737 and #1063; by 2020 that had become #700 and #460.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adelina #778, Fiadh #256.
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 | Fiadh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Carries dual meanings in Modern Irish: 'wild, wild animal, deer' (from Irish 'fia'), or alternatively 'respect'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish (modern) |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈfʲiə/ |
| Syllables | 4 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #247 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #3 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fiadh has a recorded origin (Irish (modern)); Adelina does not have one recorded yet.
- Adelina has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Fiadh.
- A meaning is recorded for Fiadh; 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
Fiadh
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #620 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2002–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #256 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls