Adelina vs Ilinca
Adelina and Ilincacompared 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 2024, Adelina was ranked #320 and Ilinca #556 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adelina was ranked #654 and Ilinca #1160 among girls in England and Wales.
Adelina and Ilinca over time
Adelina and Ilinca appear together in 2 published lists, across 23 years of shared records. Adelina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ilinca in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adelina #603 in 2021, Ilinca #839 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2008–2024
Adelina held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ilinca in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adelina #603 in 2021, Ilinca #839 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adelina #654, Ilinca #1160.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2015–2024
Adelina held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ilinca in 1.
Highest recorded here: Adelina #320 in 2024, Ilinca #517 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adelina #320, Ilinca #556.
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 | Ilinca |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 3 |
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #556 (2024) |
| 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 3 for Ilinca.
- 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
Ilinca
Popularity journey
First recorded2008
First recorded at #5545 among girls in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2015–2024
Highest recorded position: #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2015–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls