Boy name
Adam
Adam holds the #101 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular boy names in the U.S. That amounts to 3,501 newborn boys in a single year. The ranking has held remarkably steady over the last five years. Its strongest year on record was 1983 (#18 nationally, 23,488 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1880. The name's biggest fan base is in New York (#42 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#101
among boy names
Trend
Stable
last 5 years
All-time peak
#18
in 1983 (1980s)
Babies in 2025
3,501
boys named Adam
Adam popularity, 1880–2025
Where Adam is most popular
Share of boys born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Michigan (#43), New York (#42), Delaware (#82)
Uniqueness score
20/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Adam in the most recent year of SSA data.
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