Adam vs Clint
Adam and Clintcompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1982, Adam was ranked #7 and Clint #86 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2016, Adam was ranked #37 and Clint #4023 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1984, Adam was ranked #74 and Clint #318 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Adam and Clint over time
Adam and Clint appear together in 2 published lists, across 23 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Clint in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Clint reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adam in none. 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Adam #16 in 1996, Clint #1337 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1996–2016
Adam held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Clint in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Clint #1337 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Adam #37, Clint #4023.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 1976–1984
Adam held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Clint in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #67 in 1983, Clint #186 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Adam #74, Clint #318.
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 | Clint |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4023 (2016) |
| 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); Clint does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Clint.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Clint doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, 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
Clint
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1980–1982
Highest recorded position: #86 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1981 (recorded 1980–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #4023 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016.
England and Wales · Boys