Adam vs Quinn
Adam and Quinncompared 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 2025, Adam was ranked #20 and Quinn #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Quinn #328 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #38 and Quinn #404 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #42 and Quinn #227 among boys in Scotland.
New Zealand · Boys
In 2022, Adam was ranked #84 and Quinn #77 among boys in New Zealand.
Adam and Quinn over time
Adam and Quinn appear together in 4 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Quinn 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.
Adam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Quinn 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2016, Quinn moved ahead of Adam in New Zealand · Boys — #81 and #99 the year before became #83 and #79.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adam and Quinn changed places 5 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1999 and 2022, ending at #84 and #77.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Quinn rose about as far as Adam fell — from #16 and #1235 in 1996 to #35 and #328 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Quinn in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Quinn #238 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Quinn #328.
Republic of Ireland · Boys21 shared years, 2002–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Quinn in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #3 in 2002, Quinn #287 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #20, Quinn #676.
New Zealand · Boys16 shared years, 1999–2022
Adam held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Quinn in 7.
Highest recorded here: Adam #46 in 2006, Quinn #63 in 2010.
The order changed in 2016: Quinn moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #81 and #99; by 2016 that had become #83 and #79.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Adam #84, Quinn #77.
Northern Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2006–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Quinn in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #6 in 2006, Quinn #197 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #38, Quinn #404.
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 | Quinn |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #173 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Quinn does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Quinn.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Quinn 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
Quinn
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 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 recorded2015–2023
Highest recorded position: #46 among girls in New Zealand, in 2020 (recorded 2015–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #173 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls