Adan
A unisex name of Hebrew origin, meaning man; variant of Adam.
How Adan has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #396 |
| 2016 | #390 |
| 2017 | #420 |
| 2018 | #450 |
| 2019 | #444 |
| 2020 | #473 |
| 2021 | #461 |
| 2022 | #434 |
| 2023 | #471 |
| 2024 | #495 |
| 2025 | #482 |
Adan by the numbers
In 2025, 10 babies in England and Wales were named Adan. In the US, 745 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given far more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 1,155 babies in 2005, making it a 2000s name.
At its height, in 2005, about 1 in 1,800 American babies born that year was called Adan.
Other names that come from Adam
Like Adan, each of these traces back to Adam: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Adamman, earth1,431 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)
- 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)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Adan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Adan
Names that are said the same way as Adan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Aidenlittle fire11,301 in the US (2017)
- Aydenlittle fire; a modern respelling of Aiden3,979 in the US (2017)
- Aidanlittle fire1,738 in the US (2017)
- Aydinintelligent; enlightened; bright83 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aydansmall fire; a variant of Aidan178 in the US (2017)
- Aidynlittle fire; a modern respelling of Aidan172 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Adan
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