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Adam vs Ludvig

Adam and Ludvigcompared 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.

  • Norway · Boys

    In 2025, Adam was ranked #29 and Ludvig #13 among boys in Norway.

Adam and Ludvig over time

Adam and Ludvig appear together in 1 published list, across 54 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ludvig in 0.

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

Adam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ludvig 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 Ludvig changed places 12 times in Norway · Boys between 1952 and 2025, ending at #29 and #13.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Adam and Ludvig were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 54 years, from 1952 to 2025, ending at #29 and #13.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Adam #15 in 2023, Ludvig #13 in 2025.

List by list

  • Norway · Boys54 shared years, 1952–2025

    Adam held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Ludvig in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Adam #15 in 2023, Ludvig #13 in 2025.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #29, Ludvig #13.

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 Ludvig

Pairs where Ludvig 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 — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Norway lists

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

Norway 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, Ludvig
FieldAdamLudvig
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/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZNO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025)Norway · Boys #13 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Ludvig does not have one recorded yet.
  • Adam and Ludvig both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Adam; Ludvig doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in NO.

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

Ludvig

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #287 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #13 among boys in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #13 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys