Adam vs Lloyd
Adam and Lloydcompared 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 2016, Adam was ranked #7 and Lloyd #713 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2013, Adam was ranked #12 and Lloyd #398 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Lloyd #1162 among boys in England and Wales.
Adam and Lloyd over time
Adam and Lloyd appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lloyd in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lloyd reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adam 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 39 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Adam rose about as far as Lloyd fell — from #196 and #291 in 1969 to #7 and #713 in 2016.
- Longest-running competitions
Adam and Lloyd were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 39 years, from 1969 to 2016, ending at #7 and #713.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Adam #16 in 1996, Lloyd #131 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys39 shared years, 1969–2016
Adam held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Lloyd in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2002, Lloyd #174 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Adam #7, Lloyd #713.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Lloyd in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Lloyd #131 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Lloyd #1162.
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 | Lloyd |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1162 (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); Lloyd does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Lloyd.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Lloyd doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Lloyd
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #291 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1162 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys