Adonis vs Niven
Adonis and Nivencompared 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.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Adonis was ranked #727 and Niven #727 among boys in Scotland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2022, Adonis was ranked #784 and Niven #4789 among boys in England and Wales.
Adonis and Niven over time
Adonis and Niven appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Adonis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Niven 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.
Niven 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.
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 #761 in 2021, Niven #2488 in 2019.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 1999–2022
Adonis held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Niven in 1.
Highest recorded here: Adonis #761 in 2021, Niven #2488 in 2019.
The order changed in 2015: Adonis moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #4432 and #4432; by 2015 that had become #2707 and #3908.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Adonis #784, Niven #4789.
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 | Niven |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adonis has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Niven.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
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
Niven
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
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4789 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Boys