Adam
Hebrew adam, “man,” punning on adamah, “earth.”
Popularity, 1880–2025
Adam appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American boys in 53 different years between 1970 and 2024. Its biggest year was 1984, when 23,939 newborn boys received the name, ranking it No. 18 nationally. In 2025 it ranked No. 101 for boys. All told, 582,453 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Adem (1,229), Addam (753) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Seth, Addison
Explore Adam interactively →By the decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,020 | No. 108 |
| 1890s | 863 | No. 149 |
| 1900s | 1,021 | No. 169 |
| 1910s | 4,480 | No. 170 |
| 1920s | 4,455 | No. 223 |
| 1930s | 2,409 | No. 313 |
| 1940s | 2,436 | No. 379 |
| 1950s | 3,732 | No. 322 |
| 1960s | 22,925 | No. 114 |
| 1970s | 91,739 | No. 23 |
| 1980s | 195,086 | No. 18 |
| 1990s | 106,909 | No. 32 |
| 2000s | 71,028 | No. 45 |
| 2010s | 50,704 | No. 73 |
| 2020s | 21,571 | No. 97 |
Births and rank shown for boys, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.