Adam vs Todd
Adam and Toddcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2005, Adam was ranked #3 and Todd #307 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2012, Adam was ranked #6 and Todd #718 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
In 1992, Adam was ranked #20 and Todd #83 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adam was ranked #35 and Todd #1675 among boys in England and Wales.
New Zealand · Boys
In 1994, Adam was ranked #45 and Todd #96 among boys in New Zealand.
Adam and Todd over time
Adam and Todd appear together in 3 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Todd 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 1969, Adam moved ahead of Todd in New Zealand · Boys — #85 and #71 the year before became #87 and #90.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Boys, Adam and Todd averaged 48.1 places apart, ending at #20 and #83.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Adam #16 in 1996, Todd #202 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Todd in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #16 in 1996, Todd #202 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adam #35, Todd #1675.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys29 shared years, 1964–1992
Adam held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Todd in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adam #7 in 1979, Todd #55 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Adam #20, Todd #83.
New Zealand · Boys17 shared years, 1966–1994
Adam held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Todd in 2.
Highest recorded here: Adam #13 in 1987, Todd #71 in 1968.
The order changed in 1969: Adam moved ahead. In 1968 they stood at #85 and #71; by 1969 that had become #87 and #90.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Adam #45, Todd #96.
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 | Todd |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #1675 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Todd does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Todd.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Todd doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Todd
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #92 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1964–1992
Highest recorded position: #55 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1985 (recorded 1964–1992).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1675 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys