Adam

“Man; earth” — Hebrew, via Greek and Latin origin

Boy's name · #101 in the US (2025) · 80s

Adam's best rank, #18, came in 1983; it has stepped well back to #101 today. Roughly 580,000 boys have been named Adam since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Adam's short forms are Addie, Addy, and Adie.

Around the world: #2 in Finland (other-lang.) (2025) · #4 in Czechia (2025) · #4 in Slovakia (2025) · #5 in Belgium (2025) · #9 in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 50 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Adams

Adam Smith — Scottish moral philosopher and political economist (1723–1790)
Adam Mickiewicz — Polish national poet, dramatist, essayist, publicist, translator, and political activist (1798-1855)
Adam Sandler — American actor and comedian
Adam Levine — American singer (born 1979)
Adam Riess — American astrophysicist

In stories & tradition

Adam — Torah · Paradise Lost
Adam (He-Man) — Masters of the Universe
Adam Warlock — Fantastic Four

What Adams become

Among 8,342 notable people named Adam:

Military figures appear 1.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Adam Johann von Krusenstern, Baltic German admiral and explorer in Russian service, who led the first Russian circumnavigation of the globe (1770–1846).

Similar names: Jonathan · Adrian · Aaron · Andrew · Joel · Alex

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