Hebrew adam, "man", linked to adamah, "ground" — man; earth. The first human in Genesis, formed from the dust of the ground.
Adam ranks 101st among American boys in 2025, with 3,511 born that year. Its best year was 1984, when 24,081 babies were given the name, ranking 18th. The typical living American called Adam is about 38 years old today. It is relatively most common in Delaware, where it accounts for 0.23% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.