Adam vs Bogdan
Adam and Bogdancompared 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 Bogdan #402 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Adam was ranked #29 and Bogdan #491 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Bogdan #1951 among boys in England and Wales.
Adam and Bogdan over time
Adam and Bogdan appear together in 3 published lists, across 80 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Bogdan 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.
Adam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Bogdan 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 48 shared years in Norway · Boys, Adam rose about as far as Bogdan fell — from #409 and #278 in 1955 to #29 and #491 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Adam and Bogdan were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 48 years, from 1955 to 2025, ending at #29 and #491.
List by list
Norway · Boys48 shared years, 1955–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Bogdan in 2.
Highest recorded here: Adam #15 in 2023, Bogdan #212 in 1965.
The order changed in 1962: Adam moved ahead. In 1961 they stood at #230 and #223; by 1962 that had become #216 and #317.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #29, Bogdan #491.
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 2007–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Bogdan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #26 in 2007, Bogdan #812 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Bogdan #1951.
Republic of Ireland · Boys14 shared years, 2002–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Bogdan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2002, Bogdan #382 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #20, Bogdan #402.
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 | Bogdan |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #402 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Bogdan does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Bogdan both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Bogdan 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
Bogdan
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #278 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2025
Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Norway, in 1965 (recorded 1955–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #491 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys