Boys' name · peaked in 2005
Adan name popularity since 1925
31,388 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Adan. Half of them were born in 2006 or earlier, so the typical Adan is about 20 years old in 2026. Adan peaked in 2005 as the #287 name for boys, and it ranked #482 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 31,388
- Named Adan, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #482
- for boys in 2025 (625 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.5% boys
- 146 girls · 31,242 boys
- Most popular in
- Nevada
- 4.17× its national share
Peak year is the year Adan 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.
Adan births per year, 1925–2025
2005 was the biggest year for Adan both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2000 and 2005, Adan became 2.5× more common, from 1 in 4,330 baby boys to 1 in 1,720.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Adan's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Adan.
Decade by decade
Babies named Adan 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 | 0 | 188 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | 399 | #992 |
| 1940s | 0 | 513 | #798 |
| 1950s | 0 | 569 | #1,002 |
| 1960s | 0 | 800 | #870 |
| 1970s | 5 | 1,470 | #702 |
| 1980s | 12 | 2,577 | #569 |
| 1990s | 10 | 3,902 | #508 |
| 2000s | 35 | 8,821 | #287 |
| 2010s | 55 | 8,119 | #396 |
| 2020–25 | 29 | 3,884 | #482 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
40.8% of babies named Adan from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Z years (1997–2012). The full split by generation:
Where Adan is most popular
The index compares Adan'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 Adan.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Nevada | 4.17× | 437 |
| Texas | 3.88× | 8,959 |
| Arizona | 3.66× | 1,397 |
| New Mexico | 3.08× | 500 |
| California | 3.07× | 9,542 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Adan 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adan (this page) | 31,242 | 2005 |
| Aden | 21,668 | 2009 |
| Adin | 3,198 | 2007 |
| Adyn | 1,424 | 2006 |
| Adian | 1,204 | 2006 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Adan's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Adan.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Adan (2005).
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