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Adam vs Hayden

Adam and Haydencompared 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 2025, Adam was ranked #20 and Hayden #223 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Adam was ranked #26 and Hayden #314 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Adam was ranked #38 and Hayden #164 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Adam was ranked #42 and Hayden #268 among boys in Scotland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2016, Adam was ranked #43 and Hayden #96 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Boys

    In 2012, Adam was ranked #83 and Hayden #88 among boys in New Zealand.

Adam and Hayden over time

Adam and Hayden appear together in 5 published lists, across 152 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Hayden in 0.

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

Adam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Hayden 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Adam and Hayden changed places 4 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1987 and 2016, ending at #43 and #96.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Adam and Hayden averaged 21.5 places apart, ending at #43 and #96.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Adam and Hayden were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #26 and #314.

List by list

  • New Zealand · Boys37 shared years, 1974–2012

    Adam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Hayden in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Adam #13 in 1986, Hayden #26 in 1994.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Adam #83, Hayden #88.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys33 shared years, 1992–2025

    Adam held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Hayden in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2001, Hayden #177 in 2009.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #20, Hayden #223.

  • England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Adam held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Hayden in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Hayden #71 in 2008.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #26, Hayden #314.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys28 shared years, 1987–2016

    Adam held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Hayden in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Adam #11 in 1987, Hayden #31 in 1994.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Adam #43, Hayden #96.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys24 shared years, 1997–2024

    Adam held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Hayden in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2001, Hayden #132 in 2008.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #38, Hayden #164.

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.

Other comparisons involving Hayden

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2010s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2010 and 2019.

The 2010s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Adam, Hayden
FieldAdamHayden
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningTraditionally 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
OriginBiblical HebrewNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈædəm/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #223 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Adam

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Hayden

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1974

    First recorded at #67 among boys in New Zealand in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1974–2012

    Highest recorded position: #26 among boys in New Zealand, in 1994 (recorded 1974–2012).

    New Zealand · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #314 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys