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Adam vs Jude

Adam and Judecompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2024, Adam was ranked #38 and Jude #6 among boys in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Adam was ranked #42 and Jude #12 among boys in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2025, Adam was ranked #26 and Jude #14 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2025, Adam was ranked #20 and Jude #61 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys

    In 2025, Adam was ranked #72 and Jude #54 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

Adam and Jude over time

Adam and Jude appear together in 4 published lists, across 119 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Jude in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 4 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 4 of those lists, and Jude 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 Northern Ireland · Boys, Jude moved into the top 50 at #17 in 2021 as Adam fell out of it to #59, having been #24 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2021, Jude moved ahead of Adam in England and Wales · Boys — #34 and #53 the year before became #44 and #40.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 28 shared years in Northern Ireland · Boys, Adam and Jude averaged 53.1 places apart, ending at #38 and #6.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 30 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Jude rose about as far as Adam fell — from #16 and #654 in 1996 to #26 and #14 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Adam and Jude were both ranked in England and Wales · Boys for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #26 and #14.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys52 shared years, 1965–2025

    Adam held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Jude in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2001, Jude #61 in 2025.

    The order changed in 1977: Adam moved ahead. In 1976 they stood at #164 and #154; by 1977 that had become #138 and #234.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #20, Jude #61.

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

    Adam held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Jude in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Jude #11 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2021: Jude moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #34 and #53; by 2021 that had become #44 and #40.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #26, Jude #14.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Adam held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Jude in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2001, Jude #6 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2021: Jude moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #24 and #34; by 2021 that had become #59 and #17.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #38, Jude #6.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Boys9 shared years, 2017–2025

    Adam held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jude in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Adam #40 in 2019, Jude #50 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2023: Jude moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #47 and #66; by 2023 that had become #65 and #64.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #72, Jude #54.

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 Jude

Pairs where Jude 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 — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

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

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Adam, Jude
FieldAdamJude
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
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.Commonly interpreted through its Hebrew root as connected to 'praise', via its relationship to Judah — Behind the Name frames it more narrowly as a variant of Judas.
OriginBiblical HebrewHebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms
Pronunciation/ˈædəm//dʒuːd/
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
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #14 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adam is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew origin, while Jude is recorded with a Hebrew, via Greek and Latin New Testament forms origin.
  • Adam and Jude both have 2 syllables.
  • Adam's recorded meaning differs from Jude's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

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

Jude

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #6 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls