Adeline vs Pippa
Adeline and Pippacompared 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 Pippa #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Adeline was ranked #381 and Pippa #118 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Adeline was ranked #407 and Pippa #127 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adeline was ranked #247 and Pippa #136 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Adeline was ranked #295 and Pippa #230 among girls in Scotland.
Adeline and Pippa over time
Adeline and Pippa appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Pippa 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.
Pippa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Adeline held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Pippa in 28.
Highest recorded here: Adeline #247 in 2024, Pippa #112 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adeline #247, Pippa #136.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2010–2025
Adeline held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Pippa in 14.
Highest recorded here: Adeline #259 in 2024, Pippa #77 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adeline #381, Pippa #118.
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 | Pippa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #82 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #75 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adeline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Pippa.
- 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 #82 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Pippa
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #671 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 recorded2010–2022
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in New Zealand, in 2013 (recorded 2010–2022).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls