Adam vs Mackenzie
Adam and Mackenziecompared 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 2010, Adam was ranked #7 and Mackenzie #611 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2013, Adam was ranked #12 and Mackenzie #343 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Mackenzie #924 among boys in England and Wales.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #42 and Mackenzie #727 among boys in Scotland.
Adam and Mackenzie over time
Adam and Mackenzie appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mackenzie 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 Mackenzie 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Adam #3 in 2003, Mackenzie #137 in 2004.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mackenzie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Mackenzie #109 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Mackenzie #924.
Northern Ireland · Boys11 shared years, 2002–2013
Adam held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Mackenzie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2003, Mackenzie #137 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Adam #12, Mackenzie #343.
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 | Mackenzie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #80 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Mackenzie does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Mackenzie.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Mackenzie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Mackenzie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #869 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2023
Highest recorded position: #33 among girls in New Zealand, in 2018 (recorded 1998–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #80 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls