Adam vs Quentin
Adam and Quentincompared 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 2019, Adam was ranked #6 and Quentin #764 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Quentin #1235 among boys in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1977, Adam was ranked #51 and Quentin #85 among boys in New Zealand.
Adam and Quentin over time
Adam and Quentin appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Quentin in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1975, Adam moved ahead of Quentin in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #229 and #229 the year before became #150 and #290.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Adam #16 in 1996, Quentin #761 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Quentin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Quentin #761 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Quentin #1235.
Republic of Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 1966–2019
Adam held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Quentin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2001, Quentin #208 in 1977.
The order changed in 1975: Adam moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #229 and #229; by 1975 that had become #150 and #290.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Adam #6, Quentin #764.
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 | Quentin |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1235 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Quentin does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Quentin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Quentin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Quentin
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #229 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — 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 #1235 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys