Adam

Adam

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 1996 and has been recorded in 29 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 1996 with 4,538 babies (rank #16 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,410 boys (rank #35). 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.

71,855

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

4,538

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	4,538	#16
1997	4,202	#20
1998	3,811	#21
1999	3,931	#21
2000	3,777	#20
2001	3,866	#16
2002	3,527	#17
2003	3,404	#18
2004	2,938	#24
2005	2,869	#26
2006	2,674	#26
2007	2,449	#26
2008	2,313	#32
2009	2,199	#34
2010	2,088	#39
2011	2,062	#38
2012	1,907	#39
2013	1,761	#40
2014	1,790	#39
2015	1,903	#38
2016	1,815	#37
2017	1,788	#36
2018	1,672	#38
2019	1,618	#39
2020	1,476	#34
2021	1,367	#44
2022	1,374	#41
2023	1,326	#41
2024	1,410	#35

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

4,538

#16

1997

4,202

#20

1998

3,811

#21

1999

3,931

#21

2000

3,777

#20

2001

3,866

#16

2002

3,527

#17

2003

3,404

#18

2004

2,938

#24

2005

2,869

#26

2006

2,674

#26

2007

2,449

#26

2008

2,313

#32

2009

2,199

#34

2010

2,088

#39

2011

2,062

#38

2012

1,907

#39

2013

1,761

#40

2014

1,790

#39

2015

1,903

#38

2016

1,815

#37

2017

1,788

#36

2018

1,672

#38

2019

1,618

#39

2020

1,476

#34

2021

1,367

#44

2022

1,374

#41

2023

1,326

#41

2024

1,410

#35

Meaning

Numerology of Adam

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Famous people named Adam

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Year-by-Year Detail