Adeline vs Clea
Adeline and Cleacompared 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 2022, Adeline was ranked #322 and Clea #3970 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2012, Adeline was ranked #907 and Clea #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Adeline and Clea over time
Adeline and Clea appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Adeline held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Clea 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.
Clea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adeline 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 23 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Adeline rose about as far as Clea fell — from #3848 and #1823 in 1998 to #322 and #3970 in 2022.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1998–2022
Adeline held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Clea in 3.
Highest recorded here: Adeline #317 in 2019, Clea #1823 in 1998.
The order changed in 2006: Adeline moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #3725 and #3725; by 2006 that had become #2137 and #3116.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Adeline #322, Clea #3970.
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 | Adeline | Clea |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #82 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adeline has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Clea.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adeline
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #297 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2018–2025
Highest recorded position: #77 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 2018–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #82 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Clea
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 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 recorded2010–2012
Highest recorded position: #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2010–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls