Adeline vs Katey
Adeline and Kateycompared 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 1993, Adeline was ranked #516 and Katey #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Adeline was ranked #573 and Katey #4763 among girls in England and Wales.
Adeline and Katey over time
Adeline and Katey appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Katey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Adeline 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.
Katey 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 1997–2016
Adeline held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Katey in 11.
Highest recorded here: Adeline #573 in 2016, Katey #995 in 1998.
The order changed in 2008: Adeline moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #2233 and #2085; by 2008 that had become #2721 and #3005.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Adeline #573, Katey #4763.
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 | Katey |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 #4763 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adeline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Katey.
- 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
Katey
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1005 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
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #4763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Girls