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Adria vs Geraldine

Adria and Geraldinecompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2023, Adria was ranked #3218 and Geraldine #4709 among girls in England and Wales.

Adria and Geraldine over time

Adria and Geraldine appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Adria held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Geraldine 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.

Geraldine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adria 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 · Girls10 shared years, 20072023

    Adria held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Geraldine in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Adria #2969 in 2012, Geraldine #2487 in 2008.

    The order changed in 2010: Adria moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #3860 and #2487; by 2010 that had become #3156 and #5707.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Adria #3218, Geraldine #4709.

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 Adria, Geraldine
FieldAdriaGeraldine
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 recorded
Syllables24
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #3218 (2023)England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adria has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Geraldine.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Adria

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2007

    First recorded at #4294 among girls in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #3218 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Girls

Geraldine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #9 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2021

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2021).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls