Adam
#9,457 for girls in 2025, 10 births · #101 for boys in 2025, 3,501 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time
- Peak · boys
- 1984 · 23,939 births
- Debut · boys
- 104 births
- In top 100 · boys
- 53 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · boys
- 580,378since 1880
Adam over time
Rank among boys' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #9,457 | 10 | #101 | 3,501 |
| 2024 | #11,122 | 8 | #100 | 3,507 |
| 2023 | — | #103 | 3,487 | |
| 2022 | — | #99 | 3,638 | |
| 2021 | #15,251 | 5 | #104 | 3,657 |
| 2020 | #12,142 | 7 | #97 | 3,781 |
| 2019 | #12,448 | 7 | #91 | 4,188 |
| 2018 | #12,464 | 7 | #78 | 4,711 |
| 2017 | #11,615 | 8 | #77 | 4,933 |
| 2016 | #14,331 | 6 | #75 | 5,224 |
| 2015 | #14,482 | 6 | #73 | 5,404 |
| 2014 | #13,069 | 7 | #79 | 5,344 |
| 2013 | #16,547 | 5 | #82 | 5,251 |
| 2012 | — | #82 | 5,323 | |
| 2011 | #9,723 | 11 | #81 | 5,215 |
| 2010 | #11,246 | 9 | #80 | 5,111 |
| 2009 | #13,704 | 7 | #74 | 5,676 |
| 2008 | #8,965 | 13 | #72 | 6,098 |
| 2007 | #13,924 | 7 | #65 | 6,790 |
| 2006 | #9,286 | 12 | #64 | 6,806 |
| 2005 | #7,891 | 14 | #64 | 6,846 |
| 2004 | #3,819 | 37 | #58 | 7,474 |
| 2003 | #5,586 | 21 | #58 | 7,690 |
| 2002 | #11,108 | 8 | #55 | 7,754 |
| 2001 | #7,724 | 13 | #51 | 7,758 |
| 2000 | #6,487 | 16 | #45 | 8,136 |
| 1999 | #5,039 | 21 | #44 | 8,223 |
| 1998 | #7,104 | 13 | #45 | 8,356 |
| 1997 | #6,163 | 15 | #39 | 8,805 |
| 1996 | #4,306 | 24 | #39 | 9,557 |
| 1995 | #6,641 | 13 | #38 | 10,485 |
| 1994 | #3,098 | 37 | #38 | 11,023 |
| 1993 | #4,671 | 21 | #39 | 11,534 |
| 1992 | #3,091 | 37 | #36 | 11,905 |
| 1991 | #4,650 | 21 | #36 | 12,308 |
| 1990 | #3,156 | 35 | #32 | 14,713 |
| 1989 | #2,072 | 60 | #27 | 16,928 |
| 1988 | #1,564 | 84 | #26 | 16,467 |
| 1987 | #1,336 | 102 | #27 | 16,931 |
| 1986 | #1,420 | 90 | #24 | 18,157 |
| 1985 | #1,201 | 117 | #22 | 20,165 |
| 1984 | #1,007 | 142 | #18 | 23,939 |
| 1983 | #1,049 | 132 | #18 | 23,488 |
| 1982 | #1,178 | 116 | #19 | 20,099 |
| 1981 | #1,549 | 77 | #20 | 20,044 |
| 1980 | #1,318 | 96 | #22 | 18,868 |
| 1979 | #1,294 | 97 | #23 | 17,046 |
| 1978 | #1,581 | 68 | #29 | 13,918 |
| 1977 | #1,701 | 61 | #33 | 11,030 |
| 1976 | #1,968 | 45 | #36 | 9,937 |
| 1975 | #1,986 | 44 | #38 | 8,646 |
| 1974 | #1,772 | 50 | #36 | 8,421 |
| 1973 | #2,064 | 39 | #45 | 6,842 |
| 1972 | #2,747 | 25 | #51 | 5,740 |
| 1971 | #2,736 | 26 | #57 | 5,846 |
| 1970 | #3,110 | 21 | #72 | 4,313 |
| 1969 | #3,318 | 17 | #114 | 2,860 |
| 1968 | #4,489 | 10 | #119 | 2,540 |
| 1967 | #5,457 | 7 | #118 | 2,524 |
| 1966 | #3,740 | 12 | #123 | 2,498 |
| 1965 | #4,831 | 8 | #125 | 2,561 |
| 1964 | #3,879 | 12 | #122 | 2,850 |
| 1963 | #5,296 | 7 | #145 | 2,346 |
| 1962 | — | #154 | 2,149 | |
| 1961 | — | #193 | 1,579 | |
| 1960 | — | #249 | 1,018 | |
| 1959 | — | #322 | 582 | |
| 1958 | — | #353 | 467 | |
| 1957 | #5,377 | 6 | #370 | 432 |
| 1956 | — | #380 | 390 | |
| 1955 | — | #382 | 354 | |
| 1954 | — | #428 | 281 | |
| 1953 | — | #389 | 324 | |
| 1952 | — | #404 | 294 | |
| 1951 | — | #390 | 300 | |
| 1950 | — | #382 | 308 | |
| 1949 | — | #388 | 300 | |
| 1948 | — | #430 | 240 | |
| 1947 | — | #417 | 269 | |
| 1946 | — | #406 | 247 | |
| 1945 | — | #415 | 210 | |
| 1944 | — | #404 | 220 | |
| 1943 | — | #385 | 253 | |
| 1942 | — | #391 | 240 | |
| 1941 | — | #381 | 230 | |
| 1940 | — | #379 | 227 | |
| 1939 | — | #385 | 216 | |
| 1938 | — | #385 | 214 | |
| 1937 | — | #364 | 222 | |
| 1936 | — | #371 | 216 | |
| 1935 | — | #356 | 237 | |
| 1934 | — | #355 | 239 | |
| 1933 | — | #351 | 234 | |
| 1932 | — | #344 | 258 | |
| 1931 | — | #313 | 300 | |
| 1930 | — | #337 | 273 | |
| 1929 | — | #315 | 306 | |
| 1928 | — | #297 | 359 | |
| 1927 | — | #287 | 389 | |
| 1926 | — | #277 | 425 | |
| 1925 | #4,426 | 6 | #268 | 452 |
| 1924 | — | #263 | 465 | |
| 1923 | #3,971 | 7 | #273 | 428 |
| 1922 | — | #260 | 469 | |
| 1921 | #5,099 | 5 | #228 | 583 |
| 1920 | — | #223 | 579 | |
| 1919 | — | #224 | 542 | |
| 1918 | — | #197 | 653 | |
| 1917 | — | #193 | 614 | |
| 1916 | — | #189 | 609 | |
| 1915 | — | #194 | 574 | |
| 1914 | — | #182 | 489 | |
| 1913 | #3,187 | 5 | #192 | 349 |
| 1912 | — | #188 | 307 | |
| 1911 | — | #170 | 189 | |
| 1910 | — | #182 | 154 | |
| 1909 | — | #193 | 113 | |
| 1908 | — | #192 | 109 | |
| 1907 | — | #169 | 127 | |
| 1906 | — | #173 | 105 | |
| 1905 | — | #183 | 101 | |
| 1904 | — | #175 | 103 | |
| 1903 | — | #193 | 82 | |
| 1902 | — | #172 | 99 | |
| 1901 | — | #201 | 71 | |
| 1900 | — | #187 | 111 | |
| 1899 | — | #185 | 74 | |
| 1898 | — | #179 | 87 | |
| 1897 | — | #175 | 88 | |
| 1896 | — | #164 | 96 | |
| 1895 | — | #190 | 78 | |
| 1894 | — | #176 | 86 | |
| 1893 | — | #166 | 87 | |
| 1892 | — | #151 | 106 | |
| 1891 | — | #149 | 87 | |
| 1890 | — | #180 | 74 | |
| 1889 | — | #153 | 93 | |
| 1888 | — | #130 | 120 | |
| 1887 | — | #150 | 84 | |
| 1886 | — | #134 | 103 | |
| 1885 | — | #141 | 96 | |
| 1884 | — | #167 | 83 | |
| 1883 | — | #118 | 107 | |
| 1882 | — | #123 | 114 | |
| 1881 | — | #108 | 116 | |
| 1880 | — | #123 | 104 | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Adam was already there! It came in at #123, and was given to 104 baby boys.
Quietest stretch: 1901–1906, when fewer than 110 boys a year got the name.
Where Adam is popular in 1985
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- Nebraska#7 · 1 in 47
- Iowa#8 · 1 in 45
- Wisconsin#8 · 1 in 45
- South Dakota#9 · 1 in 48
- Minnesota#11 · 1 in 50
Best ever in a state: #4 in Wisconsin, 1984.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | #7 | 252 | 1 in 47 |
| Iowa | #8 | 435 | 1 in 45 |
| Wisconsin | #8 | 763 | 1 in 45 |
| South Dakota | #9 | 107 | 1 in 48 |
| Minnesota | #11 | 629 | 1 in 50 |
| North Dakota | #11 | 100 | 1 in 55 |
| Indiana | #12 | 679 | 1 in 55 |
| Vermont | #12 | 70 | 1 in 48 |
| Kansas | #13 | 273 | 1 in 64 |
| Maine | #13 | 136 | 1 in 53 |
| New Hampshire | #15 | 129 | 1 in 53 |
| Missouri | #16 | 587 | 1 in 63 |
| Ohio | #16 | 1,269 | 1 in 61 |
| Kentucky | #17 | 372 | 1 in 67 |
| Utah | #17 | 225 | 1 in 76 |
| West Virginia | #17 | 195 | 1 in 59 |
| Colorado | #18 | 321 | 1 in 78 |
| Illinois | #18 | 1,105 | 1 in 74 |
| Michigan | #18 | 973 | 1 in 67 |
| New Mexico | #19 | 135 | 1 in 86 |
| North Carolina | #19 | 472 | 1 in 86 |
| Alabama | #20 | 284 | 1 in 90 |
| Massachusetts | #20 | 569 | 1 in 69 |
| Wyoming | #20 | 53 | 1 in 65 |
| Oregon | #21 | 226 | 1 in 81 |
| Pennsylvania | #21 | 1,045 | 1 in 74 |
| Tennessee | #21 | 362 | 1 in 89 |
| Rhode Island | #22 | 84 | 1 in 71 |
| Idaho | #23 | 89 | 1 in 81 |
| Washington | #23 | 368 | 1 in 86 |
| Arizona | #24 | 277 | 1 in 95 |
| Arkansas | #24 | 154 | 1 in 99 |
| New York | #24 | 1,291 | 1 in 94 |
| Oklahoma | #25 | 242 | 1 in 97 |
| Virginia | #25 | 390 | 1 in 97 |
| California | #26 | 1,736 | 1 in 129 |
| Connecticut | #26 | 220 | 1 in 91 |
| Nevada | #26 | 70 | 1 in 88 |
| Texas | #27 | 1,076 | 1 in 137 |
| Louisiana | #28 | 273 | 1 in 131 |
| Florida | #29 | 617 | 1 in 121 |
| Montana | #29 | 57 | 1 in 97 |
| South Carolina | #29 | 173 | 1 in 123 |
| Maryland | #30 | 250 | 1 in 111 |
| Georgia | #31 | 328 | 1 in 132 |
| New Jersey | #31 | 406 | 1 in 115 |
| Delaware | #33 | 39 | 1 in 103 |
| Alaska | #34 | 44 | 1 in 115 |
| Mississippi | #36 | 109 | 1 in 159 |
| District of Columbia | #38 | 63 | 1 in 123 |
| Hawaii | #44 | 43 | 1 in 159 |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Adam
- 1 spot since 2024 (#100 → #101)
- 4 spots since 2020 (#97 → #101)
- 28 spots since 2015 (#73 → #101)
- Biggest jump: 73 spots in 1960 (#322 → #249)
- Biggest drop: 49 spots in 1884 (#118 → #167)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1984 at #18 (23,939 births)
- Births halved by 1992, 8 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 53 yrs · run 1970–2020
- Top 1,000: 146 yrs · run 1880–2025
- Highest: 1 in 75 boys born in 1984 were named Adam (1.3%)
- Latest: 1 in 488 boys born in 2025 (0.20%)
- 33.6% of all boys named Adam (195,086) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,020 | #108 (1881) | #135 |
| 1890s | 863 | #149 (1891) | #172 |
| 1900s | 1,021 | #169 (1907) | #184 |
| 1910s | 4,480 | #170 (1911) | #191 |
| 1920s | 4,455 | #223 (1920) | #269 |
| 1930s | 2,409 | #313 (1931) | #356 |
| 1940s | 2,436 | #379 (1940) | #400 |
| 1950s | 3,732 | #322 (1959) | #380 |
| 1960s | 22,925 | #114 (1969) | #146 |
| 1970s | 91,739 | #23 (1979) | #42 |
| 1980s | 195,086 | #18 (1984) | #22 |
| 1990s | 106,909 | #32 (1990) | #39 |
| 2000s | 71,028 | #45 (2000) | #61 |
| 2010s | 50,704 | #73 (2015) | #80 |
| 2020s | 21,571 | #97 (2020) | #101 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Adam in 1985
Top girls' names in 1985
Top boys' names in 1985
More about 1985
girls
1,720,828 girls got a published name in 1985; 1 in 14,708 of them was named Adam, which outranked 90.4% of the 12,505 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,848,210 boys got a published name in 1985; 1 in 92 of them was named Adam, which outranked 99.7% of the 7,586 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.8% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.