Adam

Meaning and origin of Adam

Popularity of Adam in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2016.
• Over recent years, Adam has been stable (−2.9% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Adam every 1 schools, all spellings combined.

Adam in English-speaking countries

Adam ranks 15^th in Ontario (Canada), 27^th in Ireland and 35^th in Scotland, against 8^th in France.

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  27^th boys’ name580 babies in 3 years1 boy in 124−7.9% a year

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  15^th boys’ name1,148 babies in 3 years1 boy in 148−1.4% a year

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  35^th boys’ name333 babies in 3 years1 boy in 180−5.8% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  35^th boys’ name4,167 babies in 3 years1 boy in 198−0.9% a year

• Northern IrelandNISRA · 2023-25

  63^rd boys’ name121 babies in 3 years1 boy in 210−9.6% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  44^th boys’ name198 babies in 3 years1 boy in 225+1.1% a year

• New ZealandDIA · 2023-25

  95^th boys’ name143 babies in 3 years1 boy in 344−2.1% a year

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  100^th boys’ name10,495 babies in 3 years1 boy in 490−3% a year

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Adam, Adâm and Âdam are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Adâm15
• Âdam5
• Adham (in French)25
• Adaam10
• Aadam5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Adam

• Aaron
• Eden
• Isaac
• Noah
• Noé
• Ethan
• Axel
• Nathan
• Imran
• Mathis
• Noa
• Abel

See also

• →French names of Hebrew origin
• 8^thTop 100 French boy names