Adrian vs Garret
Adrian and Garretcompared 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 2008, Adrian was ranked #141 and Garret #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2004, Adrian was ranked #272 and Garret #3651 among boys in England and Wales.
Adrian and Garret over time
Adrian and Garret appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Adrian held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Garret in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adrian reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Garret 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Adrian and Garret were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 33 years, from 1965 to 2008, ending at #141 and #698.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Adrian #41 in 1975, Garret #121 in 1976.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys33 shared years, 1965–2008
Adrian held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Garret in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adrian #41 in 1975, Garret #121 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Adrian #141, Garret #698.
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 | Adrian | Garret |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | From the Latin name Hadrianus. Borne by several saints and six popes, including the only English pope, Adrian IV. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Latin | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.dɹi.ən/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #70 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #698 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adrian has a recorded origin (Latin); Garret does not have one recorded yet.
- Adrian and Garret both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adrian; Garret doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Adrian
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #87 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1958–2025
Highest recorded position: #3 among boys in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1958–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #70 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Garret
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #194 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–2008
Highest recorded position: #121 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1965–2008).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #698 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2008.
Republic of Ireland · Boys