Adeline vs Rose
Adeline and Rosecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Adeline was ranked #407 and Rose #41 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adeline was ranked #247 and Rose #59 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Adeline was ranked #381 and Rose #59 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Adeline was ranked #295 and Rose #63 among girls in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Adeline was ranked #82 and Rose #70 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Adeline and Rose over time
Adeline and Rose appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Rose 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.
Rose 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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Adeline and Rose were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #381 and #59.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adeline #247 in 2024, Rose #54 in 2022.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1965–2025
Adeline held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rose in 30.
Highest recorded here: Adeline #259 in 2024, Rose #50 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adeline #381, Rose #59.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Adeline held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rose in 28.
Highest recorded here: Adeline #247 in 2024, Rose #54 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adeline #247, Rose #59.
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 | Rose |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #82 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #59 (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 2 for Rose.
- 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
Rose
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #37 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #70 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls