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Adonis vs Hayes

Adonis and Hayescompared 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, Adonis was ranked #361 and Hayes #1199 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Boys

    In 2024, Adonis was ranked #727 and Hayes #727 among boys in Scotland.

Adonis and Hayes over time

Adonis and Hayes appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Adonis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hayes in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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 — Adonis #361 in 2024, Hayes #1199 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys11 shared years, 20102024

    Adonis held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Hayes in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Adonis #361 in 2024, Hayes #1199 in 2024.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Adonis #361, Hayes #1199.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Adonis, Hayes
FieldAdonisHayes
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-SCT
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025)Scotland · Boys #727 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adonis has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Hayes.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.

How each name got here

Adonis

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1998–2024

    Highest recorded position: #361 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Hayes

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2010

    First recorded at #4678 among boys in England and Wales in 2010 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1199 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys