Adam vs Lukasz
Adam and Lukaszcompared 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 2018, Adam was ranked #9 and Lukasz #520 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Lukasz #4270 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2007, Adam was ranked #87 and Lukasz #558 among boys in Norway.
Adam and Lukasz over time
Adam and Lukasz appear together in 3 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Lukasz in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lukasz 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 Lukasz changed places 4 times in Norway · Boys between 1974 and 2007, ending at #87 and #558.
- Longest-running competitions
Adam and Lukasz were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 30 years, from 1974 to 2007, ending at #87 and #558.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Adam #86 in 1983, Lukasz #34 in 1983.
List by list
Norway · Boys30 shared years, 1974–2007
Adam held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Lukasz in 12.
Highest recorded here: Adam #86 in 1983, Lukasz #34 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Adam #87, Lukasz #558.
England and Wales · Boys24 shared years, 1997–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Lukasz in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #17 in 2002, Lukasz #746 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Lukasz #4270.
Republic of Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2007–2018
Adam held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Lukasz in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #6 in 2007, Lukasz #342 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Adam #9, Lukasz #520.
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 | Lukasz |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #4270 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Lukasz does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Lukasz both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Lukasz doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 #72 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Lukasz
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #502 among boys in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2007
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1974–2007).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4270 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys