Adama vs Jayden

Adama and Jaydencompared 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.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2021, Adama was ranked #4789 and Jayden #104 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Adama was ranked #3518 and Jayden #5666 among girls in England and Wales.

Adama and Jayden over time

Adama and Jayden appear together in 2 published lists, across 24 years of shared records. Jayden held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Adama 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.

Jayden reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Adama 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.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Adama #2292 in 2008, Jayden #855 in 2006.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2018
Adama held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jayden in 13.
Highest recorded here: Adama #2292 in 2008, Jayden #855 in 2006.
The order changed in 2018: Adama moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #4050 and #3536; by 2018 that had become #3518 and #5666.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Adama #3518, Jayden #5666.
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 2001–2021
Adama held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jayden in 8.
Highest recorded here: Adama #2734 in 2017, Jayden #29 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Adama #4789, Jayden #104.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Jayden

Pairs where Jayden shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Connor vs Jayden
Connor and Jayden changed places 12 times in New Zealand · Boys between 1992 and 2022, ending at #92 and #65.
Connor · Jayden · 31 shared years, 1992–2022 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2022 New Zealand ranking
Arthur vs Jayden
Arthur and Jayden both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arthur · Jayden · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Charlie vs Jayden
Charlie and Jayden both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Charlie · Jayden · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Harry vs Jayden
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Harry #1 in 2011, Jayden #26 in 2009.
Harry · Jayden · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2011 England and Wales ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Adama, Jayden
Field	Adama	Jayden
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded
Syllables	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #111 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	40/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Adama has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Jayden.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Adama

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2095 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Jayden

Popularity journey

First recorded1991
First recorded at #85 among boys in New Zealand in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Boys
Highest recorded1991–2023
Highest recorded position: #14 among boys in New Zealand, in 2002 (recorded 1991–2023).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #111 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys