Adam vs Hamid
Adam and Hamidcompared 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 2011, Adam was ranked #7 and Hamid #730 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Hamid #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2011, Adam was ranked #69 and Hamid #497 among boys in Norway.
Adam and Hamid over time
Adam and Hamid appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hamid 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Adam and Hamid were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 45 years, from 1955 to 2011, ending at #69 and #497.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Adam #16 in 1996, Hamid #780 in 1998.
List by list
Norway · Boys45 shared years, 1955–2011
Adam held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Hamid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #69 in 2011, Hamid #240 in 1963.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Adam #69, Hamid #497.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Hamid in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Hamid #780 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Hamid #1758.
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 | Hamid |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1758 (2024) |
| 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); Hamid does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Hamid both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Hamid 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
Hamid
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #417 among boys in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1955–2011
Highest recorded position: #240 among boys in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1955–2011).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1758 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys