Adan
“form of Adam, man, earth”probable meaning
Boy’s name, of Spanish and Hebrew origin. Lire en français
- most given boy’s name in France
- 976th
- births in 2023–2025
- 130
- babies born in France
- 1 in 14,493
- −4.2% a year recently
- Falling
- peak year
- 2014
Meaning and origin of Adan
Adan is thought to mean “form of Adam, man, earth” and is of Spanish and Hebrew origin.
Probable meaning: the sources partly agree.
Popularity of Adan in France since 1986
- It peaked in 2014.
- Over recent years, Adan has been falling (−4.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Adan every 56 schools, all spellings combined.
Adan in English-speaking countries
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
485th boys’ name1,890 babies in 3 years1 boy in 2,720−0.2% a year
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
31 babies in 3 years1 boy in 26,656
- Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24
1,861st boys’ name6 babies in 3 years1 boy in 28,324
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Adan and Adàn are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Adàn5
- Adhan15
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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