Adelle vs Clea
Adelle and Cleacompared 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 Clea #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Adelle was ranked #2901 and Clea #3178 among girls in England and Wales.
Adelle and Clea over time
Adelle and Clea appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Adelle held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Clea 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 Clea 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
Adelle and Clea changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2018, ending at #2901 and #3178.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adelle #891 in 1996, Clea #1823 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2018
Adelle held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Clea in 3.
Highest recorded here: Adelle #891 in 1996, Clea #1823 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Adelle #2901, Clea #3178.
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 | Adelle | Clea |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adelle has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Clea.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adelle
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1973–2012
Highest recorded position: #391 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1973–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Clea
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 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 recorded2010–2012
Highest recorded position: #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2010–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls