Abbas vs Adam

Abbas 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.

Norway · Boys
In 2023, Abbas was ranked #451 and Adam #15 among boys in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Abbas was ranked #785 and Adam #25 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abbas was ranked #685 and Adam #35 among boys in England and Wales.

Abbas and Adam over time

Abbas and Adam appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Abbas 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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

Longest-running competitions
Abbas and Adam were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 41 years, from 1955 to 2023, ending at #451 and #15.

List by list

Norway · Boys41 shared years, 1955–2023
Abbas held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Adam in 40.
Highest recorded here: Abbas #365 in 2015, Adam #15 in 2023.
The order changed in 1957: Adam moved ahead. In 1956 they stood at #376 and #409; by 1957 that had become #420 and #253.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Abbas #451, Adam #15.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abbas held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Adam in 29.
Highest recorded here: Abbas #415 in 2000, Adam #16 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abbas #685, Adam #35.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Adam

Pairs where Adam shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Adam vs Einar
Over 73 shared years in Norway · Boys, Adam rose about as far as Einar fell — from #380 and #28 in 1952 to #29 and #57 in 2025.
Adam · Einar · 73 shared years, 1952–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Adam vs Erik
Over 73 shared years in Norway · Boys, Adam rose about as far as Erik fell — from #380 and #31 in 1952 to #29 and #64 in 2025.
Adam · Erik · 73 shared years, 1952–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Adam vs Espen
Over 73 shared years in Norway · Boys, Adam rose about as far as Espen fell — from #380 and #249 in 1952 to #29 and #430 in 2025.
Adam · Espen · 73 shared years, 1952–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Adam vs Nils
Over 73 shared years in Norway · Boys, Adam rose about as far as Nils fell — from #380 and #26 in 1952 to #29 and #61 in 2025.
Adam · Nils · 73 shared years, 1952–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Abbas, Adam
Field	Abbas	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, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Boys #685 (2024)	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); Abbas does not have one recorded yet.
Abbas and Adam both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Adam; Abbas doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Abbas

Popularity journey

First recorded1955
First recorded at #376 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2023
Highest recorded position: #365 among boys in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1955–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #685 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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