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Adelle vs Alyssa

Adelle and Alyssacompared 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 2012, Adelle was ranked #907 and Alyssa #199 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Adelle was ranked #4843 and Alyssa #285 among girls in England and Wales.

Adelle and Alyssa over time

Adelle and Alyssa appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Alyssa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Adelle in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Adelle reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alyssa 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 · Girls24 shared years, 19962024

    Adelle held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alyssa in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Adelle #891 in 1996, Alyssa #144 in 2004.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Adelle #4843, Alyssa #285.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Adelle, Alyssa
FieldAdelleAlyssa
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adelle and Alyssa both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Adelle

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1973–2012

    Highest recorded position: #391 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1973–2012).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Alyssa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #90 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1990–2019

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1990–2019).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls