Adar
A boys’ name of Hebrew origin, meaning fire; also a Hebrew calendar month.
Adar by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Adar. In the US, 6 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 8 babies in 2009, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Adar. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Adamman, earth1,431 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adanman; variant of Adam745 in the US (2017)
- Amarlong-lived or immortal55 in England and Wales (2025)
- Adairfrom the ford of the oak tree71 in the US (2017)
- Adirmighty, powerful22 in the US (2017)
- Adabmanners, etiquette, propriety4 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Adar
Names that are said the same way as Adar, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean fire
Like Adar, each of these has fire in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aidenlittle fire11,301 in the US (2017)
- Aydenlittle fire; a modern respelling of Aiden3,979 in the US (2017)
- Brantleyfire brand; a form of Brant2,347 in the US (2017)
- Reeseardent or fiery; a form of Rhys2,106 in the US (2017)
- Aidanlittle fire1,738 in the US (2017)
- Keegansmall flame or descendant of Aodhagán1,235 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Adar
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