Adam vs Emrys

Adam and Emryscompared 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.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Emrys #490 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #42 and Emrys #727 among boys in Scotland.

Adam and Emrys over time

Adam and Emrys appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emrys in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Adam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Emrys 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.

Mirrored each other
Over 26 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Emrys rose about as far as Adam fell — from #20 and #2859 in 1997 to #35 and #490 in 2024.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys26 shared years, 1997–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Emrys in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 2001, Emrys #490 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Emrys #490.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Adam

Pairs where Adam shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Adam vs Einar
Over 73 shared years in Norway · Boys, Adam rose about as far as Einar fell — from #380 and #28 in 1952 to #29 and #57 in 2025.
Adam · Einar · 73 shared years, 1952–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Adam vs Erik
Over 73 shared years in Norway · Boys, Adam rose about as far as Erik fell — from #380 and #31 in 1952 to #29 and #64 in 2025.
Adam · Erik · 73 shared years, 1952–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Adam vs Espen
Over 73 shared years in Norway · Boys, Adam rose about as far as Espen fell — from #380 and #249 in 1952 to #29 and #430 in 2025.
Adam · Espen · 73 shared years, 1952–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking
Adam vs Nils
Over 73 shared years in Norway · Boys, Adam rose about as far as Nils fell — from #380 and #26 in 1952 to #29 and #61 in 2025.
Adam · Nils · 73 shared years, 1952–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Norway ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Adam, Emrys
Field	Adam	Emrys
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-SCT
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #490 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Emrys does not have one recorded yet.
Adam and Emrys both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Adam; Emrys doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.

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

Emrys

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #2859 among boys in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #490 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #490 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys