Adair

Where Adair comes from

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  • Scottish Gaelic
Adair through the years
  1. 1914
    First appearance
    #2,651 among boys with 7 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  2. 2007
    Peak, #1,562
    100 babies named Adair, the most in any year.
  3. 2013
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births, down to #2,594.
  4. 2015
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of Scottish usage, equivalent to English Edgar.
Namesakes

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