Adair is an uncommon name used for both girls and boys that peaked in 2007 and remains in steady use.
Adair is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,145 among boys (67) and #5,412 among girls (23) — overall #3,793 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 90 | 96 | #5,412 | #2,145 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | #5,619 | #2,371 |
| 2023 | 86 | 86 | #5,552 | #2,221 |
| 2022 | 65 | 65 | #6,233 | #2,793 |
| 2021 | 52 | 52 | #6,416 | #3,362 |
| 2020 | 36 | 36 | #7,216 | #4,541 |
| 2019 | 64 | 64 | #4,546 | #3,348 |
| 2018 | 39 | 39 | #6,796 | #4,480 |
| 2017 | 71 | 71 | #5,518 | #2,597 |
| 2016 | 53 | 53 | #6,187 | #3,359 |
| 2015 | 76 | 76 | #6,239 | #2,329 |
| 2014 | 68 | 68 | #4,179 | #3,299 |
| 2013 | 77 | 77 | #4,544 | #2,594 |
| 2012 | 89 | 89 | #5,714 | #2,067 |
| 2011 | 115 | 115 | #5,543 | #1,656 |
| 2010 | 89 | 89 | #5,977 | #2,037 |
| 2009 | 113 | 113 | #6,549 | #1,688 |
| 2008 | 81 | 81 | #7,077 | #2,140 |
| 2007 | 120 | 120 | #6,555 | #1,562 |
| 2006 | 93 | 93 | #7,873 | #1,769 |
| 2005 | 88 | 88 | #7,142 | #1,801 |
| 2004 | 93 | 93 | #7,080 | #1,671 |
| 2003 | 79 | 79 | #7,586 | #1,815 |
| 2002 | 53 | 53 | #7,050 | #2,556 |
| 2001 | 40 | 40 | #7,726 | #3,228 |
| 2000 | 43 | 43 | #8,033 | #2,865 |
| 1999 | 46 | 46 | #7,724 | #2,560 |
| 1998 | 39 | 39 | #6,076 | #3,297 |
| 1997 | 24 | — | #10,844 | #3,881 |
| 1996 | 29 | — | #6,065 | #4,398 |
| 1995 | 42 | — | #3,878 | #4,053 |
| 1994 | 21 | — | #6,676 | #6,377 |
| 1993 | 27 | — | #6,266 | #4,448 |
| 1992 | 28 | — | #5,267 | #5,239 |
| 1991 | 15 | — | #5,949 | — |
| 1990 | 26 | — | #4,696 | #7,185 |
| 1989 | 28 | — | #5,287 | #4,271 |
| 1988 | 18 | — | #5,896 | #7,284 |
| 1987 | 23 | — | #3,744 | — |
| 1986 | 27 | — | #3,757 | #6,732 |
| 1985 | 27 | — | #3,731 | #6,532 |
| 1984 | 20 | — | #4,738 | #6,321 |
| 1983 | 14 | — | #7,315 | #5,487 |
| 1982 | 18 | — | #5,912 | #5,009 |
| 1981 | 17 | — | #5,886 | #5,474 |
| 1980 | 9 | — | #6,790 | — |
| 1979 | 7 | — | — | #4,845 |
| 1978 | 18 | — | #5,565 | #4,557 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #5,853 |
| 1976 | 15 | — | #6,049 | #4,943 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #5,471 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | #8,779 | — |
| 1973 | 7 | — | — | #4,056 |
| 1972 | 10 | — | #8,295 | #4,989 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | — | #4,910 |
| 1970 | 10 | — | #5,061 | — |
| 1969 | 15 | — | #5,456 | #3,597 |
| 1968 | 7 | — | #5,642 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #6,805 | — |
| 1966 | 15 | — | #3,266 | — |
| 1965 | 12 | — | #3,733 | — |
| 1964 | 16 | — | #3,244 | — |
| 1963 | 19 | — | #2,864 | — |
| 1962 | 23 | — | #2,539 | — |
| 1961 | 15 | — | #3,318 | — |
| 1960 | 10 | — | #4,184 | — |
| 1959 | 9 | — | #4,300 | — |
| 1958 | 10 | — | #3,925 | — |
| 1957 | 19 | — | #2,651 | — |
| 1956 | 13 | — | #3,322 | — |
| 1955 | 14 | — | #3,095 | — |
| 1954 | 12 | — | #3,326 | — |
| 1953 | 18 | — | #3,106 | #3,801 |
| 1952 | 15 | — | #2,807 | — |
| 1951 | 25 | — | #2,391 | #3,068 |
| 1950 | 16 | — | #3,236 | #3,685 |
| 1949 | 14 | — | #2,726 | — |
| 1948 | 17 | — | #3,137 | #3,318 |
| 1947 | 11 | — | #3,240 | — |
| 1946 | 12 | — | #2,880 | — |
| 1945 | 7 | — | #3,676 | — |
| 1944 | 14 | — | #2,401 | — |
| 1942 | 11 | — | #4,125 | #3,564 |
| 1941 | 6 | — | #3,954 | — |
| 1940 | 5 | — | #4,350 | — |
| 1939 | 11 | — | #2,592 | — |
| 1938 | 10 | — | #2,730 | — |
| 1937 | 12 | — | #4,256 | #2,905 |
| 1936 | 14 | — | #3,103 | #3,149 |
| 1934 | 11 | — | #2,567 | — |
| 1933 | 10 | — | #4,218 | #3,643 |
| 1932 | 11 | — | #2,644 | — |
| 1931 | 6 | — | #3,849 | — |
| 1930 | 7 | — | #3,658 | — |
| 1928 | 16 | — | #3,436 | #3,077 |
| 1927 | 16 | — | #2,860 | #4,210 |
| 1926 | 8 | — | #3,565 | — |
| 1925 | 13 | — | #2,617 | — |
| 1924 | 20 | — | #2,514 | #3,871 |
| 1923 | 18 | — | #3,126 | #3,177 |
| 1922 | 5 | — | #5,010 | — |
| 1921 | 18 | — | #2,762 | #3,871 |
| 1920 | 7 | — | #3,958 | — |
| 1919 | 16 | — | #3,453 | #3,117 |
| 1918 | 16 | — | #3,244 | #3,371 |
| 1917 | 20 | — | #2,694 | #2,732 |
| 1916 | 15 | — | #2,833 | #3,899 |
| 1915 | 6 | — | — | #3,393 |
| 1914 | 7 | — | — | #2,652 |