Adrian vs Ismail
Adrian and Ismailcompared 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.
Norway · Boys
In 2025, Adrian was ranked #70 and Ismail #252 among boys in Norway.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Adrian was ranked #244 and Ismail #286 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Adrian was ranked #348 and Ismail #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Boys
In 2024, Adrian was ranked #478 and Ismail #404 among boys in Scotland.
Adrian and Ismail over time
Adrian and Ismail appear together in 3 published lists, across 102 years of shared records. Adrian held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Ismail in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Adrian reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Ismail in 1. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Adrian and Ismail changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 1996 and 2024, ending at #244 and #286.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Adrian and Ismail averaged 43.9 places apart, ending at #244 and #286.
- Longest-running competitions
Adrian and Ismail were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 64 years, from 1958 to 2025, ending at #70 and #252.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Boys within 2 years — Adrian #3 in 2005, Ismail #218 in 2007.
List by list
Norway · Boys64 shared years, 1958–2025
Adrian held the stronger position in 58 of those years, Ismail in 6.
Highest recorded here: Adrian #3 in 2005, Ismail #218 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adrian #70, Ismail #252.
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Adrian held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Ismail in 7.
Highest recorded here: Adrian #190 in 2009, Ismail #219 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Adrian #244, Ismail #286.
Republic of Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2005–2025
Adrian held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Ismail in 0.
Highest recorded here: Adrian #125 in 2011, Ismail #472 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Adrian #348, Ismail #577.
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 | Ismail |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #70 (2025) | Norway · Boys #252 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Adrian has a recorded origin (Latin); Ismail does not have one recorded yet.
- Adrian and Ismail both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Adrian; Ismail doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
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
Ismail
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #305 among boys in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #218 among boys in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #252 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys