Adam Name Popularity

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How popular is Adam?

In 2018 the popular name Adam, ranked the 78th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Presently one of the top 100 most popular, Adam has been a top 500 placer since the Social Security Administration began keeping records in 1880.

Its highest popularity ranking of #18 was reached for the first time in 1983 and as recently as 1984 with 23,935 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Adam was 71 in 1901.

Approximately during the years 1897-1900, 1903-1915, 1944-1947, 1952-1964, and 1966-1983, the name Adam took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1984-1997, and 2006-2010 were years of successive downward movement.

For a number of years, the name Adam has been moving downward in popularity. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Adam lately has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Adam?

Currently, the name is at a low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Adam is favored by many parents but will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

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		Adam (Girl)		Adam (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		7	12,401	4,675	78
2017		8	11,596	4,919	77
2016		6	14,324	5,200	75
2015		6	14,481	5,391	73
2014		7	13,072	5,328	79
2013		5	16,563	5,241	82
2012		< 5	--	5,316	82
2011		11	9,719	5,204	81
2010		9	11,246	5,103	80
2009		7	13,718	5,672	74
2008		13	8,962	6,093	72
2007		7	13,939	6,786	65
2006		12	9,286	6,797	64
2005		14	7,888	6,840	64
2004		37	3,818	7,471	58
2003		21	5,582	7,684	58
2002		8	11,110	7,750	55
2001		13	7,726	7,752	51
2000		16	6,483	8,133	45
1999		21	5,038	8,223	44
1998		13	7,105	8,357	45
1997		15	6,160	8,804	39
1996		24	4,308	9,555	39
1995		13	6,644	10,483	38
1994		37	3,098	11,018	38
1993		21	4,672	11,530	39
1992		37	3,091	11,901	36
1991		21	4,651	12,303	36
1990		35	3,155	14,708	32
1989		60	2,071	16,929	27
1988		84	1,564	16,460	26
1987		102	1,335	16,924	27
1986		90	1,420	18,161	24
1985		117	1,200	20,171	22
1984		142	1,006	23,935	18
1983		132	1,048	23,495	18
1982		116	1,178	20,103	19
1981		77	1,547	20,042	20
1980		96	1,318	18,872	22
1979		97	1,294	17,063	23
1978		68	1,580	13,924	29
1977		61	1,701	11,038	33
1976		45	1,966	9,946	36
1975		44	1,988	8,654	38
1974		50	1,772	8,427	36
1973		39	2,062	6,839	45
1972		25	2,748	5,745	51
1971		26	2,734	5,854	57
1970		21	3,108	4,319	71
1969		17	3,318	2,867	113
1968		10	4,488	2,543	119
1967		7	5,453	2,526	118
1966		12	3,738	2,501	123
1965		8	4,829	2,566	125
1964		12	3,880	2,851	122
1963		7	5,298	2,343	145
1962		< 5	--	2,153	153
1961		< 5	--	1,579	193
1960		< 5	--	1,019	249
1959		< 5	--	583	322
1958		< 5	--	469	352
1957		6	5,376	428	371
1956		< 5	--	392	378
1955		< 5	--	353	383
1954		< 5	--	281	428
1953		< 5	--	324	389
1952		< 5	--	294	404
1951		< 5	--	299	392
1950		< 5	--	307	382
1949		< 5	--	300	388
1948		< 5	--	242	429
1947		< 5	--	269	417
1946		< 5	--	247	406
1945		< 5	--	209	415
1944		< 5	--	221	403
1943		< 5	--	252	385
1942		< 5	--	240	391
1941		< 5	--	230	381
1940		< 5	--	227	380
1939		< 5	--	216	385
1938		< 5	--	214	385
1937		< 5	--	222	362
1936		< 5	--	216	371
1935		< 5	--	238	356
1934		< 5	--	237	357
1933		< 5	--	235	351
1932		< 5	--	258	344
1931		< 5	--	299	314
1930		< 5	--	274	337
1929		< 5	--	307	315
1928		< 5	--	359	297
1927		< 5	--	389	287
1926		< 5	--	425	277
1925		6	4,426	452	268
1924		< 5	--	464	263
1923		7	3,973	428	273
1922		< 5	--	469	260
1921		5	5,101	583	228
1920		< 5	--	579	223
1919		< 5	--	542	224
1918		< 5	--	653	197
1917		< 5	--	614	193
1916		< 5	--	609	189
1915		< 5	--	574	194
1914		< 5	--	489	182
1913		5	3,188	349	192
1912		< 5	--	307	188
1911		< 5	--	189	170
1910		< 5	--	154	182
1909		< 5	--	113	193
1908		< 5	--	109	192
1907		< 5	--	127	169
1906		< 5	--	105	173
1905		< 5	--	101	183
1904		< 5	--	103	175
1903		< 5	--	82	193
1902		< 5	--	99	172
1901		< 5	--	71	201
1900		< 5	--	111	187
1899		< 5	--	74	185
1898		< 5	--	87	179
1897		< 5	--	88	175
1896		< 5	--	96	164
1895		< 5	--	78	190
1894		< 5	--	86	176
1893		< 5	--	87	166
1892		< 5	--	106	151
1891		< 5	--	87	149
1890		< 5	--	74	180
1889		< 5	--	93	153
1888		< 5	--	120	130
1887		< 5	--	84	150
1886		< 5	--	103	134
1885		< 5	--	96	141
1884		< 5	--	83	167
1883		< 5	--	107	118
1882		< 5	--	114	123
1881		< 5	--	116	108
1880		< 5	--	104	123

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.