Adriana vs Barbora
Adriana and Barboracompared 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 2017, Adriana was ranked #471 and Barbora #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Adriana was ranked #951 and Barbora #4867 among girls in England and Wales.
Adriana and Barbora over time
Adriana and Barbora appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Adriana held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Barbora in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adriana reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Barbora 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adriana #431 in 2017, Barbora #2340 in 2018.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2005–2025
Adriana held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Barbora in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adriana #431 in 2017, Barbora #2340 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adriana #951, Barbora #4867.
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 | Adriana | Barbora |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #365 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4867 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adriana and Barbora both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adriana
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #440 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1957–2025
Highest recorded position: #226 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1957–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #951 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Barbora
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #4798 among girls in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2017
Highest recorded position: #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2010–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls