Adam vs Conleth
Adam and Conlethcompared 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 1994, Adam was ranked #15 and Conleth #299 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Adam was ranked #60 and Conleth #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Adam and Conleth over time
Adam and Conleth appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Conleth in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Conleth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Adam #3 in 2001, Conleth #206 in 2000.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys19 shared years, 2000–2023
Adam held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Conleth in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2001, Conleth #206 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Adam #60, Conleth #395.
Republic of Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1965–1994
Adam held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Conleth in 1.
Highest recorded here: Adam #15 in 1994, Conleth #169 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Adam #15, Conleth #299.
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 | Conleth |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #395 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Conleth does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Conleth both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Conleth doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Conleth
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #214 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1994
Highest recorded position: #169 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1994).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #395 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Boys