Adam vs Marcin
Adam and Marcincompared 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 2020, Adam was ranked #12 and Marcin #741 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Adam was ranked #41 and Marcin #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2007, Adam was ranked #87 and Marcin #560 among boys in Norway.
Adam and Marcin over time
Adam and Marcin appear together in 3 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marcin 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, Marcin in 1. 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Adam and Marcin were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 32 years, from 1968 to 2007, ending at #87 and #560.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Adam #86 in 1983, Marcin #42 in 1981.
List by list
Norway · Boys32 shared years, 1968–2007
Adam held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Marcin in 16.
Highest recorded here: Adam #86 in 1983, Marcin #42 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Adam #87, Marcin #560.
England and Wales · Boys20 shared years, 1996–2023
Adam held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Marcin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Marcin #1124 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Adam #41, Marcin #4107.
Republic of Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2007–2020
Adam held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Marcin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #6 in 2007, Marcin #301 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Adam #12, Marcin #741.
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 | Marcin |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| 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 #4107 (2023) |
| 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); Marcin does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Marcin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Marcin 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
Marcin
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #440 among boys in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1968–2007
Highest recorded position: #42 among boys in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1968–2007).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4107 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys