Adina vs Ailsa
Adina and Ailsacompared 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 1997, Adina was ranked #496 and Ailsa #576 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Adina was ranked #1491 and Ailsa #1894 among girls in England and Wales.
Adina and Ailsa over time
Adina and Ailsa appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Ailsa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Adina in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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
Adina and Ailsa changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1491 and #1894.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adina #995 in 1998, Ailsa #619 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adina held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ailsa in 21.
Highest recorded here: Adina #995 in 1998, Ailsa #619 in 1998.
The order changed in 2022: Adina moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1505 and #1454; by 2022 that had become #1282 and #2488.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adina #1491, Ailsa #1894.
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 | Adina | Ailsa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1491 (2024) | Scotland · Girls #148 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ailsa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adina
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1005 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 recorded1997–2019
Highest recorded position: #496 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1491 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Ailsa
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #686 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 #1894 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls