Adam
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning man, earth.
How Adam has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #73 |
| 2016 | #75 |
| 2017 | #78 |
| 2018 | #78 |
| 2019 | #90 |
| 2020 | #97 |
| 2021 | #104 |
| 2022 | #97 |
| 2023 | #102 |
| 2024 | #100 |
| 2025 | #101 |
Adam by the numbers
In 2025, 1,431 babies in England and Wales were named Adam. In the US, 4,910 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 23,934 babies in 1984, so it is a 1980s name that has since fallen a long way.
At its height, in 1985, about 1 in 95 American boys born that year was called Adam.
Names that come from Adam
Forms of Adam in other languages, names built from it, and names that mean a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Adamaearth or red earth; a form of Adam41 in the US (2017)
- Ablebreath; vapor; son of Adam in Bible34 in the US (2017)
- Addisenson of Adam; a form of Addison33 in the US (2017)
- Adaina form of Adam; man of the earth10 in the US (2017)
- Adomasred earth; a form of Adam8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Habeelson of Adam; Abel in Islamic tradition3 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Adam. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Adanman; variant of Adam745 in the US (2017)
- Aramhigh, exalted20 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aadamvariant of Adam; man or humanity72 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ademman of the earth; a form of Adam21 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adamsson of adam, son of the red earth24 in the US (2017)
- Adhamdark, black6 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Adam
Names that are said the same way as Adam, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean the earth
Like Adam, each of these has the earth in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Brooklynbroken land; a new york borough5,239 in the US (2017)
- Georgefarmer, earth worker3,082 in England and Wales (2025)
- Waylonland beside the road2,434 in the US (2017)
- Zionpromised land; the promised city374 in England and Wales (2025)
- Jorgefarmer; worker of the earth1,547 in the US (2017)
- Claytonclay settlement or town1,487 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Adam
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