Adam vs Adil
Adam and Adilcompared 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, Adam was ranked #20 and Adil #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Adam was ranked #29 and Adil #449 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Adil #945 among boys in England and Wales.
Adam and Adil over time
Adam and Adil appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adil in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Adam and Adil were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 36 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #29 and #449.
List by list
Norway · Boys36 shared years, 1965–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Adil in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #18 in 2024, Adil #396 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #29, Adil #449.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Adil in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Adil #231 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Adil #945.
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 | Adam | Adil |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | 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. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈædəm/ | 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 #20 (2025) | Norway · Boys #449 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 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); Adil does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Adil both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Adil doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
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
Adil
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #511 among boys in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #231 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #449 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys