Adam vs Rasmus
Adam and Rasmuscompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Adam was ranked #29 and Rasmus #362 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Adam was ranked #41 and Rasmus #4107 among boys in England and Wales.
Adam and Rasmus over time
Adam and Rasmus appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rasmus 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 2001, Adam moved ahead of Rasmus in Norway · Boys — #155 and #144 the year before became #132 and #168.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adam and Rasmus changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1952 and 2025, ending at #29 and #362.
- Longest-running competitions
Adam and Rasmus were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 70 years, from 1952 to 2025, ending at #29 and #362.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Adam #18 in 2003, Rasmus #2578 in 2004.
List by list
Norway · Boys70 shared years, 1952–2025
Adam held the stronger position in 63 of those years, Rasmus in 7.
Highest recorded here: Adam #15 in 2023, Rasmus #130 in 2009.
The order changed in 2001: Adam moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #155 and #144; by 2001 that had become #132 and #168.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adam #29, Rasmus #362.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 2003–2023
Adam held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Rasmus in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #18 in 2003, Rasmus #2578 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Adam #41, Rasmus #4107.
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 | Rasmus |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | Norway · Boys #362 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Rasmus does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Rasmus both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Rasmus doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Rasmus
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #264 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #130 among boys in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #362 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys