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Adam name popularity

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Adam ranks #101 in male records (3,501 reported) and #9,464 in female records (10 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately.

US national data through 2025 · Source retrieved

Data updated

Key facts

2025 female rank and count
#9,464 · 10 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (female)
Count increased by 2 female records (8 to 10); rank moved from #11,133 to #9,464.
5-year change, since 2021 (female)
Count increased by 5 female records (5 to 10); rank moved from #15,294 to #9,464.
2025 male rank and count
#101 · 3,501 reported
1-year change, since 2024 (male)
Count decreased by 6 male records (3,507 to 3,501); rank moved from #100 to #101.
5-year change, since 2021 (male)
Count decreased by 156 male records (3,657 to 3,501); rank moved from #104 to #101.
Peak year in available data
2016: 5,224 male records, the highest published count in 2016–2025.

Is Adam becoming more popular?

Adam's reported male count decreased by 6 from 2024 to 2025. Its rank changed from #100 to #101. This is an observed US comparison, not a forecast.

Adam in US records, 2016–2025

Annual published counts for the exact spelling. A lower rank number means a higher position in that year’s file.

Annual US counts for AdamFemale and male recorded-sex categories are plotted separately. The full counts and ranks are in the table below; gaps mean no published observation.5,2240201620252016: 6 female records2017: 8 female records2018: 7 female records2019: 7 female records2020: 7 female records2021: 5 female records2024: 8 female records2025: 10 female records2016: 5,224 male records2017: 4,933 male records2018: 4,711 male records2019: 4,188 male records2020: 3,781 male records2021: 3,657 male records2022: 3,638 male records2023: 3,487 male records2024: 3,507 male records2025: 3,501 male records
Female recordsMale records · Missing observations are left as gaps.
View all annual counts and ranks
SSA national observations. — means no published observation.
YearFemale countFemale rankMale countMale rank
2025109,4643,501101
2024811,1333,507100
2023——3,487103
2022——3,63899
2021515,2943,657104
2020712,1643,78197
2019712,4654,18891
2018712,4854,71178
2017811,6324,93377
2016614,3535,22475

Questions about Adam’s popularity

How common is Adam in the US?

In the 2025 US Social Security baby-name data, Adam ranks #101 in male records (3,501 reported) and #9,464 in female records (10 reported). These figures count this exact spelling separately. The rank describes its position among names in this national file; it does not estimate how many children in a particular classroom will share it.

Does this include other spellings of Adam?

No. The SSA counts each exact spelling separately. The table and download on this page include Adam only.

Can I compare this name with my partner?

Use Save or Maybe above to start a device shortlist. Create separate accounts and connect them to see each other’s saved names and maybes. Both saving Adam creates a match.

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