Adam

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Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Origin: Greek

Meaning

Adam is a common masculine given name in the English language, of Hebrew origin. The name derives from Adam, the first human according to the Hebrew Bible. When used as noun, ืึธื“ึธื means "man" or "humanity".

From Wikipedia

Adam first appears in the data in 1961 and has been recorded in 65 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1981 with 1,352 babies (rank #9 that year). In 2025 it was given to 226 boys (rank #82). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Adam

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Adam yields these three numbers โ€” a playful read on the name's character.

38,044
Total babies (all years)
65
Years in the data
1,352
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time โ€” Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
196180#95
1962130#77
1963161#72
1964164#71
1965208#63
1966231#59
1967215#62
1968394#33
1969450#31
1970564#24
1971795#22
19721,026#17
19731,010#16
19741,047#13
19751,098#12
19761,086#11
19771,061#11
19781,125#9
19791,215#8
19801,260#8
19811,352#9
19821,348#8
19831,324#9
19841,350#8
19851,257#11
19861,058#11
19871,001#12
1988984#11
1989921#15
1990845#18
1991714#19
1992678#24
1993606#27
1994579#28
1995580#27
1996573#26
1997508#28
1998457#32
1999454#34
2000466#34
2001431#33
2002380#39
2003404#36
2004312#47
2005342#42
2006277#31
2007250#37
2008357#44
2009312#51
2010368#39
2011302#50
2012286#58
2013310#52
2014312#59
2015383#94
2016562#79
2017319#74
2018278#82
2019309#80
2020283#76
2021163#86
2022152#87
2023118#91
2024233#82
2025226#82