Adam
Hebrew in origin, from adam, 'man', closely tied to adamah, 'earth' or 'ground' — the material from which the first man is formed in Genesis.
Adam in 2025
Adam was given to 3,511 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 175th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 944 babies born.
The history of Adam
Adam reached its highest point in 1984, when 24,081 babies were given the name, ranking 23rd that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 582,453 babies have been named Adam. Half of them were born before 1987, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Adam by decade
| Decade | Babies named Adam | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,020 | 244 |
| 1890s | 863 | 409 |
| 1900s | 1,021 | 477 |
| 1910s | 4,485 | 427 |
| 1920s | 4,473 | 493 |
| 1930s | 2,409 | 675 |
| 1940s | 2,436 | 812 |
| 1950s | 3,738 | 705 |
| 1960s | 22,998 | 237 |
| 1970s | 92,215 | 36 |
| 1980s | 196,102 | 23 |
| 1990s | 107,146 | 49 |
| 2000s | 71,176 | 78 |
| 2010s | 50,770 | 114 |
| 2020s | 21,601 | 163 |
Where Adam is heading
Adam has fallen 35% over the past decade, from 5,410 babies in 2015 to 3,511 in 2025.
Names like Adam
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Adam.