Adrian vs Neville

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.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  In 1963, Adrian was ranked #78 and Neville #92 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 1966, Adrian was ranked #82 and Neville #99 among boys in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 1997, Adrian was ranked #106 and Neville #382 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Adrian was ranked #279 and Neville #5137 among boys in England and Wales.

Adrian and Neville over time

Adrian and Neville appear together in 4 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Neville reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Adrian 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Boys29 shared years, 1964–1997

  Adrian held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Neville in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Adrian #41 in 1975, Neville #159 in 1977.

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

  Most recent shared year, 1997: Adrian #106, Neville #382.

• England and Wales · Boys27 shared years, 1996–2025

  Adrian held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Neville in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Adrian #190 in 2009, Neville #1578 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Adrian #279, Neville #5137.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys11 shared years, 1952–1963

  Adrian held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Neville in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Adrian #78 in 1963, Neville #53 in 1953.

  The order changed in 1961: Adrian moved ahead. In 1960 they stood at #92 and #82; by 1961 that had become #92 and #94.

  Most recent shared year, 1963: Adrian #78, Neville #92.

• New Zealand · Boys8 shared years, 1959–1966

  Adrian held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Neville in 5.

  Highest recorded here: Adrian #77 in 1962, Neville #63 in 1959.

  The order changed in 1965: Adrian moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #90 and #84; by 1965 that had become #77 and #95.

  Most recent shared year, 1966: Adrian #82, Neville #99.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here