Adam Boy
How popular is Adam?
#101 boy name in 2025
3,501 baby boys were named Adam in the US in 2025, making it the 101st most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
Adam popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #101 for boys (▼ 1 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 3,501 boys, 10 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-35% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #73 in 2015, #97 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1984 (23,939 boys) |
| Highest rank | #18 in 1983 (2 years at that rank) |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 3% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Adam counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Adam family of names ranked #109 for boys in 2025 (#106 the year before), with 3,515 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Adam | 3,501 | 100% |
| Aadam | 9 | 0% |
| Addam | 5 | 0% |
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 Adam is most popular
Babies named Adam per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- District of Columbia: 4.8 per 1,000 (71 boys)
- Michigan: 4.0 per 1,000 (828 boys)
- New York: 3.8 per 1,000 (1,639 boys)
- Illinois: 3.6 per 1,000 (929 boys)
- New Jersey: 3.6 per 1,000 (726 boys)
Adam by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,020 | #108 |
| 1890s | 863 | #149 |
| 1900s | 1,021 | #169 |
| 1910s | 4,480 | #170 |
| 1920s | 4,455 | #223 |
| 1930s | 2,409 | #313 |
| 1940s | 2,436 | #379 |
| 1950s | 3,732 | #322 |
| 1960s | 22,925 | #114 |
| 1970s | 91,739 | #23 |
| 1980s | 195,086 | #18 |
| 1990s | 106,909 | #32 |
| 2000s | 71,028 | #45 |
| 2010s | 50,704 | #73 |
| 2020s | 21,571 | #97 |
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Questions
- Is Adam a boy or girl name?
- Adam is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Adam were boys.
- How popular is the name Adam?
- 3,501 baby boys were named Adam in the US in 2025, making it the 101st most popular boy name. Another 10 girls got the name (#9,454 for girls).
- When was Adam most popular?
- Adam peaked in 1984, when 23,939 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #18, held for 2 years starting in 1983.
- How many people are named Adam?
- 582,453 babies have been named Adam in the US since 1880. We estimate about 539,157 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 38.
- Where is Adam most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Adam was most common in District of Columbia, at 4.8 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.