Adam vs Borys
Adam and Boryscompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2014, Adam was ranked #12 and Borys #398 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Adam was ranked #22 and Borys #631 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Adam was ranked #41 and Borys #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Adam and Borys over time
Adam and Borys appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Borys 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Adam #6 in 2012, Borys #302 in 2011.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys18 shared years, 2006–2023
Adam held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Borys in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #26 in 2006, Borys #719 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Adam #41, Borys #4107.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2008–2021
Adam held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Borys in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #6 in 2012, Borys #302 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Adam #22, Borys #631.
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 | Borys |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4107 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Borys does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Borys both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Borys doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Borys
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #2870 among boys in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2021
Highest recorded position: #302 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2008–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys