Adeline vs Kaia
Adeline and Kaiacompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Adeline was ranked #82 and Kaia #70 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Adeline was ranked #381 and Kaia #130 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Adeline was ranked #407 and Kaia #161 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Adeline was ranked #222 and Kaia #265 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Adeline was ranked #295 and Kaia #244 among girls in Scotland.
Adeline and Kaia over time
Adeline and Kaia appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Kaia held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adeline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adeline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kaia 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adeline and Kaia changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2025, ending at #222 and #265.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adeline #222 in 2025, Kaia #265 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1997–2025
Adeline held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Kaia in 19.
Highest recorded here: Adeline #222 in 2025, Kaia #265 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adeline #222, Kaia #265.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2010–2025
Adeline held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kaia in 12.
Highest recorded here: Adeline #259 in 2024, Kaia #130 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adeline #381, Kaia #130.
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 | Kaia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #82 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #70 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adeline has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Kaia.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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 #222 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Kaia
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #368 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2018–2023
Highest recorded position: #46 among girls in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2018–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #265 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls