Adam vs Jackson
Adam and Jacksoncompared 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 Jackson #198 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Jackson #131 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #38 and Jackson #154 among boys in Northern Ireland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2023, Adam was ranked #89 and Jackson #41 among boys in New Zealand.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #42 and Jackson #130 among boys in Scotland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 2025, Adam was ranked #72 and Jackson #90 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
Adam and Jackson over time
Adam and Jackson appear together in 5 published lists, across 145 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Jackson in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Adam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Jackson 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.
- One took the other's place near the top
In New Zealand · Boys, Jackson moved into the top 50 at #38 in 2004 as Adam fell out of it to #53, having been #37 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2004, Jackson moved ahead of Adam in New Zealand · Boys — #37 and #40 the year before became #53 and #38.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adam and Jackson changed places 10 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1990 and 2025, ending at #72 and #90.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 36 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Adam and Jackson averaged 12.7 places apart, ending at #72 and #90.
- Longest-running competitions
Adam and Jackson were both ranked in New South Wales, Australia · Boys for 36 years, from 1990 to 2025, ending at #72 and #90.
List by list
New South Wales, Australia · Boys36 shared years, 1990–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Jackson in 15.
Highest recorded here: Adam #17 in 1990, Jackson #27 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #72, Jackson #90.
New Zealand · Boys31 shared years, 1993–2023
Adam held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Jackson in 24.
Highest recorded here: Adam #31 in 1993, Jackson #21 in 2014.
The order changed in 2004: Jackson moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #37 and #40; by 2004 that had become #53 and #38.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Adam #89, Jackson #41.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jackson in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Jackson #74 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Jackson #131.
Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Jackson in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2001, Jackson #68 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #38, Jackson #154.
Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 2005–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Jackson in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2005, Jackson #99 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #20, Jackson #198.
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 | Jackson |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #90 (2025) |
| 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); Jackson does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Jackson both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Jackson 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
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
Jackson
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #89 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1993–2023
Highest recorded position: #21 among boys in New Zealand, in 2014 (recorded 1993–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #90 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys