Adrienne vs Imelda
Adrienne and Imeldacompared 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 1996, Adrienne was ranked #356 and Imelda #356 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Adrienne was ranked #5927 and Imelda #2788 among girls in England and Wales.
Adrienne and Imelda over time
Adrienne and Imelda appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Imelda held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adrienne 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.
Adrienne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Imelda 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
Adrienne and Imelda changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1996, ending at #356 and #356.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 33 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Adrienne and Imelda averaged 47.6 places apart, ending at #356 and #356.
- Longest-running competitions
Adrienne and Imelda were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1964 to 1996, ending at #356 and #356.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Adrienne #74 in 1964, Imelda #80 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1964–1996
Adrienne held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Imelda in 20.
Highest recorded here: Adrienne #74 in 1964, Imelda #80 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Adrienne #356, Imelda #356.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2025
Adrienne held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Imelda in 8.
Highest recorded here: Adrienne #629 in 1997, Imelda #1562 in 2019.
The order changed in 2014: Imelda moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #3160 and #3536; by 2014 that had become #3160 and #2659.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adrienne #5927, Imelda #2788.
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 | Adrienne | Imelda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adrienne and Imelda both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adrienne
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #89 among girls in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2007
Highest recorded position: #74 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2007).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Imelda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #87 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
Highest recorded1964–1998
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1998).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls