Aarav vs Adam
Aarav and Adamcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2016, Aarav was ranked #421 and Adam #18 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Aarav was ranked #286 and Adam #20 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aarav was ranked #326 and Adam #35 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Aarav was ranked #535 and Adam #42 among boys in Scotland.
Aarav and Adam over time
Aarav and Adam appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aarav in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Aarav 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 21 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Aarav rose about as far as Adam fell — from #2470 and #18 in 2003 to #326 and #35 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys21 shared years, 2003–2024
Aarav held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Adam in 21.
Highest recorded here: Aarav #276 in 2013, Adam #18 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aarav #326, Adam #35.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2009–2025
Aarav held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Adam in 14.
Highest recorded here: Aarav #286 in 2025, Adam #6 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aarav #286, Adam #20.
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 | Aarav | Adam |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally understood as the Hebrew word for 'man', with a wordplay connection in Genesis to 'ground/earth', since Adam is described as formed from earth. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈædəm/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Aarav does not have one recorded yet.
- Aarav and Adam both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Aarav doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Aarav
Popularity journey
First recorded2003
First recorded at #2470 among boys in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #276 among boys in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 2003–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Adam
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #380 among boys in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #72 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys