Boys' name · peaked in 1984
Adam name popularity since 1925
572,528 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Adam. Half of them were born in 1987 or earlier, so the typical Adam is about 39 years old in 2026. Adam peaked in 1984 as the #18 name for boys, and it ranked #101 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 572,528
- Named Adam, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #101
- for boys in 2025 (3,501 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 2,058 girls · 570,470 boys
- Most popular in
- New Hampshire
- 1.78× its national share
Peak year is the year Adam made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Adam births per year, 1925–2025
1984 was the biggest year for Adam both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Steepest fall: Between 1925 and 1930, Adam's share of baby boys fell by 38%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1958 and 1963, it became 5.2× more common, from 1 in 4,540 baby boys to 1 in 866.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Adam's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Adam.
Decade by decade
Babies named Adam in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 6 | 1,931 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 2,409 | #356 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,436 | #415 |
| 1950s | 6 | 3,732 | #382 |
| 1960s | 73 | 22,925 | #125 |
| 1970s | 476 | 91,739 | #38 |
| 1980s | 1,016 | 195,086 | #22 |
| 1990s | 237 | 106,909 | #38 |
| 2000s | 148 | 71,028 | #64 |
| 2010s | 66 | 50,704 | #73 |
| 2020–25 | 30 | 21,571 | #101 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
45.2% of babies named Adam from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Adam is most popular
The index compares Adam's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Adam.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New Hampshire | 1.78× | 3,223 |
| Vermont | 1.61× | 1,543 |
| Maine | 1.42× | 3,483 |
| Minnesota | 1.42× | 14,893 |
| Alaska | 1.41× | 1,203 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Adam and were given to at least 1,000 boys from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Boys | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Adam (this page) | 570,470 | 1984 |
| Adem | 1,229 | 2018 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 499 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Adam's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Adam.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Adam (1984).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data