Adam

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

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 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1984 with 23,940 babies (rank #18 that year). In 2024 it was given to 3,497 boys (rank #100). 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 — a playful read on the name's character.

1Destiny numberThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

578,925

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

23,940

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Adam

Adam Smithnon-fiction writer · b. 1723
Adamnamer
Adam Mickiewiczpoet · b. 1798
Adam Sandlerfilm screenwriter · b. 1966
Adam Levinefilm actor · b. 1979

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Year-by-Year Detail

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