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, אָדָם means "man" or "humanity".

From Wikipedia

Adam first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1992 with 1,662 babies (rank #23 that year). In 2024 it was given to 962 boys (rank #14). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Adam

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

40,080
Total babies (all years)
34
Years in the data
1,662
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19911,650#24
19921,662#23
19931,515#23
19941,247#28
19951,412#25
19961,251#29
19971,247#28
19981,231#26
19991,152#30
20001,085#32
20011,147#28
20021,096#25
20031,125#27
20041,200#24
20051,130#28
20061,179#24
20071,146#25
20081,203#20
20091,107#23
20101,091#20
20111,071#24
20121,181#16
20131,118#18
20141,153#18
20151,129#19
20161,129#17
20171,141#17
20181,161#14
20191,159#16
2020991#16
20211,017#17
20221,016#16
2023971#15
2024962#14