Adam vs Jimmy
Adam and Jimmycompared 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 Jimmy #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2025, Adam was ranked #26 and Jimmy #427 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #42 and Jimmy #619 among boys in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2023, Adam was ranked #60 and Jimmy #395 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2011, Adam was ranked #69 and Jimmy #547 among boys in Norway.
Adam and Jimmy over time
Adam and Jimmy appear together in 4 published lists, across 131 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Jimmy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 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 Jimmy were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #26 and #427.
List by list
Norway · Boys53 shared years, 1957–2011
Adam held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Jimmy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #69 in 2011, Jimmy #218 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Adam #69, Jimmy #547.
Republic of Ireland · Boys37 shared years, 1966–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Jimmy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2001, Jimmy #216 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #20, Jimmy #286.
England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Jimmy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Jimmy #240 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #26, Jimmy #427.
Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2006–2023
Adam held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Jimmy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #6 in 2006, Jimmy #229 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Adam #60, Jimmy #395.
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Side by side
| Field | Adam | Jimmy |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) |
| 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); Jimmy does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Jimmy both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Jimmy doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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 #26 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys
Jimmy
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #398 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #216 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #427 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys