Adam vs Coran
Adam and Corancompared 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 2015, Adam was ranked #6 and Coran #615 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2016, Adam was ranked #37 and Coran #3478 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2021, Adam was ranked #59 and Coran #433 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Adam and Coran over time
Adam and Coran appear together in 2 published lists, across 21 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Coran in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Coran 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1996–2016
Adam held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Coran in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Coran #1383 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Adam #37, Coran #3478.
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2001–2021
Adam held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Coran in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2001, Coran #263 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Adam #59, Coran #433.
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 | Coran |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Northern Ireland · Boys #433 (2021) |
| 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); Coran does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Coran both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Coran 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
Coran
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2021
Highest recorded position: #263 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2001–2021).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #433 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2021.
Northern Ireland · Boys