Boy nameCurrently #100 in the USFalling
Adam
AD-um//ˈædəm//
2 syllablesPeak year: 19844 lettersStarts with A
Meaning & origin
Man, earth, red earth
Adam comes from the Hebrew 'adamah', meaning ground or earth, and in Genesis he is the first human created by God. One of the oldest and most fundamental names in the Western tradition, it remains a simple, timeless classic.
Adam's popularity over time
| Year | Births named Adam |
|---|---|
| 1880 | 104 |
| 1881 | 116 |
| 1882 | 114 |
| 1883 | 107 |
| 1884 | 83 |
| 1885 | 96 |
| 1886 | 103 |
| 1887 | 84 |
| 1888 | 120 |
| 1889 | 93 |
| 1890 | 74 |
| 1891 | 87 |
| 1892 | 106 |
| 1893 | 87 |
| 1894 | 86 |
| 1895 | 78 |
| 1896 | 96 |
| 1897 | 88 |
| 1898 | 87 |
| 1899 | 74 |
| 1900 | 111 |
| 1901 | 71 |
| 1902 | 99 |
| 1903 | 82 |
| 1904 | 103 |
| 1905 | 101 |
| 1906 | 105 |
| 1907 | 127 |
| 1908 | 109 |
| 1909 | 113 |
| 1910 | 154 |
| 1911 | 189 |
| 1912 | 307 |
| 1913 | 354 |
| 1914 | 489 |
| 1915 | 574 |
| 1916 | 609 |
| 1917 | 614 |
| 1918 | 653 |
| 1919 | 542 |
| 1920 | 579 |
| 1921 | 588 |
| 1922 | 469 |
| 1923 | 435 |
| 1924 | 465 |
| 1925 | 458 |
| 1926 | 425 |
| 1927 | 389 |
| 1928 | 359 |
| 1929 | 306 |
| 1930 | 273 |
| 1931 | 300 |
| 1932 | 258 |
| 1933 | 234 |
| 1934 | 239 |
| 1935 | 237 |
| 1936 | 216 |
| 1937 | 222 |
| 1938 | 214 |
| 1939 | 216 |
| 1940 | 227 |
| 1941 | 230 |
| 1942 | 240 |
| 1943 | 253 |
| 1944 | 220 |
| 1945 | 210 |
| 1946 | 247 |
| 1947 | 269 |
| 1948 | 240 |
| 1949 | 300 |
| 1950 | 308 |
| 1951 | 300 |
| 1952 | 294 |
| 1953 | 324 |
| 1954 | 281 |
| 1955 | 354 |
| 1956 | 390 |
| 1957 | 438 |
| 1958 | 467 |
| 1959 | 582 |
| 1960 | 1,019 |
| 1961 | 1,580 |
| 1962 | 2,149 |
| 1963 | 2,353 |
| 1964 | 2,862 |
| 1965 | 2,570 |
| 1966 | 2,510 |
| 1967 | 2,530 |
| 1968 | 2,550 |
| 1969 | 2,881 |
| 1970 | 4,335 |
| 1971 | 5,873 |
| 1972 | 5,765 |
| 1973 | 6,880 |
| 1974 | 8,475 |
| 1975 | 8,690 |
| 1976 | 9,984 |
| 1977 | 11,092 |
| 1978 | 13,987 |
| 1979 | 17,147 |
| 1980 | 18,963 |
| 1981 | 20,119 |
| 1982 | 20,218 |
| 1983 | 23,621 |
| 1984 | 24,082 |
| 1985 | 20,282 |
| 1986 | 18,245 |
| 1987 | 17,033 |
| 1988 | 16,549 |
| 1989 | 16,988 |
| 1990 | 14,748 |
| 1991 | 12,329 |
| 1992 | 11,940 |
| 1993 | 11,555 |
| 1994 | 11,059 |
| 1995 | 10,498 |
| 1996 | 9,581 |
| 1997 | 8,820 |
| 1998 | 8,369 |
| 1999 | 8,244 |
| 2000 | 8,153 |
| 2001 | 7,770 |
| 2002 | 7,762 |
| 2003 | 7,711 |
| 2004 | 7,511 |
| 2005 | 6,860 |
| 2006 | 6,816 |
| 2007 | 6,797 |
| 2008 | 6,111 |
| 2009 | 5,683 |
| 2010 | 5,119 |
| 2011 | 5,226 |
| 2012 | 5,323 |
| 2013 | 5,256 |
| 2014 | 5,350 |
| 2015 | 5,408 |
| 2016 | 5,227 |
| 2017 | 4,940 |
| 2018 | 4,718 |
| 2019 | 4,195 |
| 2020 | 3,785 |
| 2021 | 3,661 |
| 2022 | 3,636 |
| 2023 | 3,482 |
| 2024 | 3,505 |
Adam through the decades
- Adam peaked in 1984, when 24,082 babies were named Adam in the US.
- Over the last 10 years of data (2015–2024), use of Adam has fallen 27% compared to the 10 years before that.
- Adam currently ranks #100 in the US and is cooling off.
Nicknames
Adam
Variants & spellings
Adán