Adnan vs Isaac
Adnan and Isaaccompared 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 2024, Adnan was ranked #602 and Isaac #37 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Adnan was ranked #676 and Isaac #104 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Boys
In 2023, Adnan was ranked #335 and Isaac #214 among boys in Norway.
Adnan and Isaac over time
Adnan and Isaac appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adnan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Isaac 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Isaac rose about as far as Adnan fell — from #379 and #104 in 1996 to #602 and #37 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Adnan and Isaac were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 34 years, from 1974 to 2023, ending at #335 and #214.
List by list
Norway · Boys34 shared years, 1974–2023
Adnan held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Isaac in 16.
Highest recorded here: Adnan #225 in 1984, Isaac #164 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Adnan #335, Isaac #214.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adnan held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Isaac in 29.
Highest recorded here: Adnan #337 in 2002, Isaac #20 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adnan #602, Isaac #37.
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 | Adnan | Isaac |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally understood as 'he will laugh' or 'he laughs', tied to the biblical narrative in which Abraham and Sarah laugh at the prophecy of Isaac's birth in their old age. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew, transmitted into English via Greek Isaak and Late Latin Isaac |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈaɪzək/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #26 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Isaac has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, transmitted into English via Greek Isaak and Late Latin Isaac); Adnan does not have one recorded yet.
- Adnan and Isaac both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Isaac; Adnan doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Adnan
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #405 among boys in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2023
Highest recorded position: #225 among boys in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1954–2023).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Isaac
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #232 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1990–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2015 (recorded 1990–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys