Adam vs Cameron
Adam and Cameroncompared 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 Cameron #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #42 and Cameron #33 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Cameron #216 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #38 and Cameron #187 among boys in Northern Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2012, Adam was ranked #55 and Cameron #81 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2015, Adam was ranked #81 and Cameron #89 among boys in New Zealand.
Adam and Cameron over time
Adam and Cameron appear together in 5 published lists, across 189 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Cameron in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Cameron 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adam and Cameron changed places 6 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1966 and 2012, ending at #55 and #81.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 46 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Adam and Cameron averaged 24.9 places apart, ending at #55 and #81.
- Longest-running competitions
Adam and Cameron were both ranked in New South Wales, Australia · Boys for 46 years, from 1966 to 2012, ending at #55 and #81.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Adam #3 in 2001, Cameron #28 in 2002.
List by list
New South Wales, Australia · Boys46 shared years, 1966–2012
Adam held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Cameron in 4.
Highest recorded here: Adam #7 in 1979, Cameron #26 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Adam #55, Cameron #81.
New Zealand · Boys46 shared years, 1970–2015
Adam held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Cameron in 24.
Highest recorded here: Adam #13 in 1986, Cameron #11 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Adam #81, Cameron #89.
Republic of Ireland · Boys40 shared years, 1969–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Cameron in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2001, Cameron #86 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #20, Cameron #223.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Cameron in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Cameron #23 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Cameron #216.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Cameron in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2001, Cameron #28 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #38, Cameron #187.
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 | Cameron |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Cameron does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Cameron.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Cameron doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
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
Cameron
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #94 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2015
Highest recorded position: #11 among boys in New Zealand, in 2000 (recorded 1970–2015).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys