Adair Boy & girl
How popular is Adair?
#2,145 boy name in 2025
67 baby boys were named Adair in the US in 2025, making it the 2145th most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
Adair popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,145 for boys (▲ 225 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 67 boys, 23 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+20% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,327 in 2015, #4,536 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2007 (100 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,562 in 2007 |
| First recorded | 1914 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 67% boys, 33% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Adair counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Adair family of names ranked #1,516 for boys in 2025 (#1,521 the year before), with 92 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Adair | 67 | 73% |
| Adir | 20 | 22% |
| Adar | 5 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Adair is most popular
Babies named Adair per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (70 boys)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (29 boys)
- Georgia: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (6 boys)
Adair by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 42 | #2,650 |
| 1920s | 33 | #3,074 |
| 1930s | 18 | #2,905 |
| 1940s | 11 | #3,315 |
| 1950s | 17 | #3,065 |
| 1960s | 7 | #3,594 |
| 1970s | 47 | #4,052 |
| 1980s | 51 | #4,265 |
| 1990s | 140 | #2,556 |
| 2000s | 644 | #1,562 |
| 2010s | 496 | #1,656 |
| 2020s | 291 | #2,145 |
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Questions
- Is Adair a boy or girl name?
- Adair is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 67% of babies named Adair were boys and 33% were girls.
- How popular is the name Adair?
- 67 baby boys were named Adair in the US in 2025, making it the 2145th most popular boy name. Another 23 girls got the name (#5,409 for girls).
- When was Adair most popular?
- Adair peaked in 2007, when 100 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,562 in 2007.
- How many people are named Adair?
- 3,217 babies have been named Adair in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,832 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 19.
- Where is Adair most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Adair was most common in California, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.