Abdullah vs Adam
Abdullah 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Abdullah was ranked #272 and Adam #20 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Abdullah was ranked #308 and Adam #29 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Abdullah was ranked #147 and Adam #35 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Abdullah was ranked #404 and Adam #38 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Abdullah was ranked #246 and Adam #42 among boys in Scotland.
Abdullah and Adam over time
Abdullah and Adam appear together in 3 published lists, across 121 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Abdullah 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, Abdullah in 1. 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Abdullah and Adam were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 65 years, from 1954 to 2025, ending at #308 and #29.
List by list
Norway · Boys65 shared years, 1954–2025
Abdullah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Adam in 65.
Highest recorded here: Abdullah #186 in 1999, Adam #15 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdullah #308, Adam #29.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Abdullah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Adam in 29.
Highest recorded here: Abdullah #146 in 2015, Adam #16 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Abdullah #147, Adam #35.
Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2025
Abdullah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Adam in 27.
Highest recorded here: Abdullah #272 in 2025, Adam #3 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Abdullah #272, 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 | Abdullah | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #272 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 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); Abdullah does not have one recorded yet.
- Abdullah has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Adam.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Abdullah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Abdullah
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #403 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #146 among boys in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #308 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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