Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys
Origin: GreekAdam 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
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.
Adam's rank peaked a year before its count did: #18 in 1983, then 23,940 births the following year, 1984 — a tight one-year gap. The name has fallen 35% since a decade ago, to 3,497 births and #100 in 2024.
This name's own total, 578,925 births since 1880, is a substantial historical footprint.
Economist Adam Smith anchors the name in 18th-century political thought, while comedian Adam Sandler keeps it current — and the enrichment data even lists the biblical first man himself, with no birth year attached at all.
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Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 104 | #123 |
| 1881 | 116 | #108 |
| 1882 | 114 | #123 |
| 1883 | 107 | #118 |
| 1884 | 83 | #167 |
| 1885 | 96 | #141 |
| 1886 | 103 | #134 |
| 1887 | 84 | #150 |
| 1888 | 120 | #130 |
| 1889 | 93 | #153 |
| 1890 | 74 | #180 |
| 1891 | 87 | #149 |
| 1892 | 106 | #151 |
| 1893 | 87 | #166 |
| 1894 | 86 | #176 |
| 1895 | 78 | #190 |
| 1896 | 96 | #164 |
| 1897 | 88 | #175 |
| 1898 | 87 | #179 |
| 1899 | 74 | #185 |
| 1900 | 111 | #187 |
| 1901 | 71 | #201 |
| 1902 | 99 | #172 |
| 1903 | 82 | #193 |
| 1904 | 103 | #175 |
| 1905 | 101 | #183 |
| 1906 | 105 | #173 |
| 1907 | 127 | #169 |
| 1908 | 109 | #192 |
| 1909 | 113 | #193 |
| 1910 | 154 | #182 |
| 1911 | 189 | #170 |
| 1912 | 307 | #188 |
| 1913 | 349 | #192 |
| 1914 | 489 | #182 |
| 1915 | 574 | #194 |
| 1916 | 609 | #189 |
| 1917 | 614 | #193 |
| 1918 | 653 | #197 |
| 1919 | 542 | #224 |
| 1920 | 579 | #223 |
| 1921 | 583 | #228 |
| 1922 | 469 | #260 |
| 1923 | 428 | #273 |
| 1924 | 465 | #263 |
| 1925 | 452 | #268 |
| 1926 | 425 | #277 |
| 1927 | 389 | #287 |
| 1928 | 359 | #297 |
| 1929 | 306 | #315 |
| 1930 | 273 | #337 |
| 1931 | 300 | #313 |
| 1932 | 258 | #344 |
| 1933 | 234 | #351 |
| 1934 | 239 | #355 |
| 1935 | 237 | #356 |
| 1936 | 216 | #371 |
| 1937 | 222 | #363 |
| 1938 | 214 | #385 |
| 1939 | 216 | #385 |
| 1940 | 227 | #379 |
| 1941 | 230 | #381 |
| 1942 | 240 | #391 |
| 1943 | 253 | #385 |
| 1944 | 220 | #404 |
| 1945 | 210 | #415 |
| 1946 | 247 | #406 |
| 1947 | 269 | #417 |
| 1948 | 240 | #430 |
| 1949 | 300 | #388 |
| 1950 | 308 | #382 |
| 1951 | 300 | #390 |
| 1952 | 294 | #404 |
| 1953 | 324 | #389 |
| 1954 | 281 | #428 |
| 1955 | 354 | #382 |
| 1956 | 390 | #380 |
| 1957 | 432 | #370 |
| 1958 | 467 | #352 |
| 1959 | 582 | #322 |
| 1960 | 1,019 | #249 |
| 1961 | 1,580 | #193 |
| 1962 | 2,149 | #153 |
| 1963 | 2,346 | #145 |
| 1964 | 2,850 | #122 |
| 1965 | 2,562 | #125 |
| 1966 | 2,498 | #123 |
| 1967 | 2,523 | #118 |
| 1968 | 2,540 | #119 |
| 1969 | 2,864 | #113 |
| 1970 | 4,314 | #72 |
| 1971 | 5,847 | #57 |
| 1972 | 5,740 | #51 |
| 1973 | 6,841 | #45 |
| 1974 | 8,425 | #36 |
| 1975 | 8,646 | #38 |
| 1976 | 9,939 | #36 |
| 1977 | 11,031 | #33 |
| 1978 | 13,919 | #29 |
| 1979 | 17,050 | #23 |
| 1980 | 18,867 | #22 |
| 1981 | 20,042 | #20 |
| 1982 | 20,102 | #19 |
| 1983 | 23,489 | #18 |
| 1984 | 23,940 | #18 |
| 1985 | 20,165 | #22 |
| 1986 | 18,155 | #24 |
| 1987 | 16,931 | #27 |
| 1988 | 16,465 | #26 |
| 1989 | 16,928 | #27 |
| 1990 | 14,713 | #32 |
| 1991 | 12,308 | #36 |
| 1992 | 11,903 | #36 |
| 1993 | 11,534 | #39 |
| 1994 | 11,022 | #38 |
| 1995 | 10,485 | #38 |
| 1996 | 9,557 | #39 |
| 1997 | 8,805 | #39 |
| 1998 | 8,356 | #45 |
| 1999 | 8,223 | #44 |
| 2000 | 8,137 | #45 |
| 2001 | 7,757 | #51 |
| 2002 | 7,754 | #55 |
| 2003 | 7,690 | #58 |
| 2004 | 7,474 | #58 |
| 2005 | 6,846 | #64 |
| 2006 | 6,804 | #64 |
| 2007 | 6,790 | #65 |
| 2008 | 6,098 | #72 |
| 2009 | 5,676 | #74 |
| 2010 | 5,110 | #80 |
| 2011 | 5,215 | #81 |
| 2012 | 5,323 | #82 |
| 2013 | 5,251 | #82 |
| 2014 | 5,343 | #79 |
| 2015 | 5,402 | #73 |
| 2016 | 5,221 | #75 |
| 2017 | 4,932 | #77 |
| 2018 | 4,711 | #78 |
| 2019 | 4,188 | #91 |
| 2020 | 3,778 | #97 |
| 2021 | 3,656 | #104 |
| 2022 | 3,636 | #99 |
| 2023 | 3,482 | #103 |
| 2024 | 3,497 | #100 |
