Adam vs Dariusz
Adam and Dariuszcompared 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 2010, Adam was ranked #7 and Dariusz #720 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2019, Adam was ranked #39 and Dariusz #4702 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 1998, Adam was ranked #213 and Dariusz #552 among boys in Norway.
Adam and Dariusz over time
Adam and Dariusz appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dariusz 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adam and Dariusz changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1956 and 1998, ending at #213 and #552.
- Longest-running competitions
Adam and Dariusz were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 40 years, from 1956 to 1998, ending at #213 and #552.
List by list
Norway · Boys40 shared years, 1956–1998
Adam held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Dariusz in 14.
Highest recorded here: Adam #86 in 1983, Dariusz #100 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Adam #213, Dariusz #552.
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1997–2019
Adam held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Dariusz in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #20 in 1997, Dariusz #2199 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Adam #39, Dariusz #4702.
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 | Dariusz |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4702 (2019) |
| 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); Dariusz does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Dariusz both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Dariusz doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
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
Dariusz
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #419 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1956–1998
Highest recorded position: #100 among boys in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1956–1998).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #4702 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Boys