Adonis vs Ed
Adonis and Edcompared 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 2017, Adonis was ranked #710 and Ed #610 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2018, Adonis was ranked #1097 and Ed #3412 among boys in England and Wales.
Adonis and Ed over time
Adonis and Ed appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Ed held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Adonis 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.
Ed reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Adonis 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
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 1999–2018
Adonis held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Ed in 8.
Highest recorded here: Adonis #1097 in 2018, Ed #1744 in 2006.
The order changed in 2015: Adonis moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #3895 and #3895; by 2015 that had become #2707 and #3004.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Adonis #1097, Ed #3412.
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 | Adonis | Ed |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3412 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adonis has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Ed.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adonis
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #361 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Ed
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #2943 among boys in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2015–2017
Highest recorded position: #610 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2015–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #3412 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Boys