EveryBabyNames

Adam

4 countries#101 in United States, 2025
US
#101
in United States, 2025
FR
#9
in France, 2022
SCOT
#32
in Scotland, 2025
NI
#79
in Northern Ireland, 2025
Total births recorded
675,859
Peak year (United States)
1984
Peak-year count
24,081
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Adam was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesFranceScotlandNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

582,453 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #101 · peaked in 1984 with 24,081 births

Most common in: California, New York, Texas, Ohio, Illinois

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

France

76,468 births recorded 1900–2022 · currently #9 · peaked in 2016 with 4,664 births

Most common in: Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Nord, Rhône

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Scotland

12,161 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #32 · peaked in 2003 with 418 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

4,777 births recorded 1997–2025 · currently #79 · peaked in 2001 with 321 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Adam’s rank among boys’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#64
2007#65↓1
2008#72↓7
2009#74↓2
2010#80↓6
2011#81↓1
2012#82↓1
2013#82
2014#79↑3
2015#73↑6
2016#75↓2
2017#77↓2
2018#78↓1
2019#91↓13
2020#97↓6
2021#104↓7
2022#99↑5
2023#103↓4
2024#100↑3
2025#101↓1

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