Adan
The Spanish form of Adam, from Hebrew adam, meaning man, a word closely tied to adamah, the ground or earth.
Adan in 2025
Adan was given to 631 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 970th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 5,254 babies born.
The history of Adan
Adan reached its highest point in 2005, when 1,164 babies were given the name, ranking 570th that year.
Across the 122 years of records since 1904, 31,624 babies have been named Adan. Half of them were born before 2006, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Adan by decade
| Decade | Babies named Adan | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 5 | 2,831 |
| 1910s | 96 | 3,232 |
| 1920s | 323 | 1,992 |
| 1930s | 399 | 1,869 |
| 1940s | 513 | 1,736 |
| 1950s | 569 | 1,931 |
| 1960s | 800 | 1,817 |
| 1970s | 1,475 | 1,334 |
| 1980s | 2,589 | 1,093 |
| 1990s | 3,912 | 1,033 |
| 2000s | 8,856 | 570 |
| 2010s | 8,174 | 669 |
| 2020s | 3,913 | 872 |
Where Adan is heading
Adan has fallen 21% over the past decade, from 797 babies in 2015 to 631 in 2025.
Names like Adan
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Adan.