Adil vs Lemuel
Adil and Lemuelcompared 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, Adil was ranked #676 and Lemuel #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adil was ranked #945 and Lemuel #1951 among boys in England and Wales.
Adil and Lemuel over time
Adil and Lemuel appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Adil held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lemuel in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lemuel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adil 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 · Boys within 2 years — Adil #231 in 2001, Lemuel #1281 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Adil held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Lemuel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adil #231 in 2001, Lemuel #1281 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adil #945, Lemuel #1951.
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 | Adil | Lemuel |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #449 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 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
- Adil and Lemuel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adil
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #511 among boys in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #231 among boys in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #449 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Lemuel
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2863 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2011–2025
Highest recorded position: #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2011–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys