Aaron vs Adem
Aaron and Ademcompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #79 and Adem #785 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #154 and Adem #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2024, Aaron was ranked #354 and Adem #392 among boys in Norway.
Aaron and Adem over time
Aaron and Adem appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Aaron held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adem in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aaron reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Adem 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
Aaron and Adem changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1972 and 2024, ending at #354 and #392.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Adem in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #31 in 1998, Adem #653 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #154, Adem #1758.
Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1972–2024
Aaron held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Adem in 2.
Highest recorded here: Aaron #162 in 2015, Adem #368 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aaron #354, Adem #392.
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 | Aaron | Adem |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Best known as the name of Moses's elder brother and the first high priest of Israel in the Old Testament; the literal meaning of the name itself is not reliably established. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin) | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛrən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #71 (2025) | Norway · Boys #392 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aaron has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew (likely of Egyptian origin)); Adem does not have one recorded yet.
- Aaron and Adem both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Aaron; Adem doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Aaron
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #222 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #334 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Adem
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #478 among boys in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1962–2024
Highest recorded position: #368 among boys in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1962–2024).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys