Adeola vs Sultan
Adeola and Sultancompared 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 · Boys
In 2003, Adeola was ranked #423 and Sultan #375 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adeola was ranked #5119 and Sultan #414 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Adeola was ranked #3615 and Sultan #3615 among girls in England and Wales.
Adeola and Sultan over time
Adeola and Sultan appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Adeola held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sultan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adeola reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sultan 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
Adeola and Sultan changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2015, ending at #3615 and #3615.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2015
Adeola held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sultan in 3.
Highest recorded here: Adeola #1434 in 1996, Sultan #2023 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Adeola #3615, Sultan #3615.
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 | Adeola | Sultan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #414 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adeola has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sultan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adeola
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1434 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Sultan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 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 recorded2001–2023
Highest recorded position: #375 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2001–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #414 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys