Adam vs Widar
Adam and Widarcompared 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 1974, Adam was ranked #141 and Widar #640 among boys in Norway.
Adam and Widar over time
Adam and Widar appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Adam held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Widar 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.
Widar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adam 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.
List by list
Norway · Boys17 shared years, 1952–1974
Adam held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Widar in 3.
Highest recorded here: Adam #133 in 1970, Widar #212 in 1956.
The order changed in 1957: Adam moved ahead. In 1956 they stood at #213 and #212; by 1957 that had become #253 and #339.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Adam #141, Widar #640.
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 | Widar |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #20 (2025) | Norway · Boys #640 (1974) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adam has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Widar does not have one recorded yet.
- Adam and Widar both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adam; Widar doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Widar
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #377 among boys in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1947–1974
Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Norway, in 1956 (recorded 1947–1974).
Norway · Boys
Most recent1974
Most recently recorded at #640 among boys in Norway, in 1974.
Norway · Boys