Adam remains a common boys' name (#101 in 2025), down from a peak of #18 in 1983.
Adam is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #101 among boys (3,501) and #9,464 among girls (10) — overall #175 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3,511 | 3,516 | #9,464 | #101 |
| 2024 | 3,515 | 3,522 | #11,133 | #100 |
| 2023 | 3,487 | 3,493 | — | #103 |
| 2022 | 3,638 | 3,648 | — | #99 |
| 2021 | 3,662 | 3,671 | #15,294 | #104 |
| 2020 | 3,788 | 3,794 | #12,164 | #97 |
| 2019 | 4,195 | 4,204 | #12,465 | #91 |
| 2018 | 4,718 | 4,727 | #12,485 | #78 |
| 2017 | 4,941 | 4,953 | #11,632 | #77 |
| 2016 | 5,230 | 5,254 | #14,353 | #75 |
| 2015 | 5,410 | 5,425 | #14,515 | #73 |
| 2014 | 5,351 | 5,367 | #13,090 | #79 |
| 2013 | 5,256 | 5,274 | #16,584 | #82 |
| 2012 | 5,323 | 5,335 | — | #82 |
| 2011 | 5,226 | 5,241 | #9,726 | #81 |
| 2010 | 5,120 | 5,126 | #11,261 | #80 |
| 2009 | 5,683 | 5,693 | #13,727 | #74 |
| 2008 | 6,111 | 6,122 | #8,969 | #72 |
| 2007 | 6,797 | 6,804 | #13,944 | #65 |
| 2006 | 6,818 | 6,828 | #9,295 | #64 |
| 2005 | 6,860 | 6,873 | #7,894 | #64 |
| 2004 | 7,511 | 7,521 | #3,821 | #58 |
| 2003 | 7,711 | 7,723 | #5,587 | #58 |
| 2002 | 7,762 | 7,767 | #11,115 | #55 |
| 2001 | 7,771 | 7,781 | #7,729 | #51 |
| 2000 | 8,152 | 8,163 | #6,488 | #45 |
| 1999 | 8,244 | 8,254 | #5,039 | #44 |
| 1998 | 8,369 | 8,381 | #7,105 | #45 |
| 1997 | 8,820 | — | #6,164 | #39 |
| 1996 | 9,581 | — | #4,309 | #39 |
| 1995 | 10,498 | — | #6,644 | #38 |
| 1994 | 11,060 | — | #3,098 | #38 |
| 1993 | 11,555 | — | #4,673 | #39 |
| 1992 | 11,942 | — | #3,091 | #36 |
| 1991 | 12,329 | — | #4,651 | #36 |
| 1990 | 14,748 | — | #3,156 | #32 |
| 1989 | 16,988 | — | #2,072 | #27 |
| 1988 | 16,551 | — | #1,564 | #26 |
| 1987 | 17,033 | — | #1,336 | #27 |
| 1986 | 18,247 | — | #1,420 | #24 |
| 1985 | 20,282 | — | #1,201 | #22 |
| 1984 | 24,081 | — | #1,007 | #18 |
| 1983 | 23,620 | — | #1,049 | #18 |
| 1982 | 20,215 | — | #1,178 | #19 |
| 1981 | 20,121 | — | #1,549 | #20 |
| 1980 | 18,964 | — | #1,318 | #22 |
| 1979 | 17,143 | — | #1,294 | #23 |
| 1978 | 13,986 | — | #1,581 | #29 |
| 1977 | 11,091 | — | #1,701 | #33 |
| 1976 | 9,982 | — | #1,968 | #36 |
| 1975 | 8,690 | — | #1,986 | #38 |
| 1974 | 8,471 | — | #1,772 | #36 |
| 1973 | 6,881 | — | #2,064 | #45 |
| 1972 | 5,765 | — | #2,747 | #51 |
| 1971 | 5,872 | — | #2,736 | #57 |
| 1970 | 4,334 | — | #3,110 | #72 |
| 1969 | 2,877 | — | #3,318 | #114 |
| 1968 | 2,550 | — | #4,489 | #119 |
| 1967 | 2,531 | — | #5,457 | #118 |
| 1966 | 2,510 | — | #3,740 | #123 |
| 1965 | 2,569 | — | #4,832 | #125 |
| 1964 | 2,862 | — | #3,879 | #122 |
| 1963 | 2,353 | — | #5,296 | #145 |
| 1962 | 2,149 | — | — | #154 |
| 1961 | 1,579 | — | — | #193 |
| 1960 | 1,018 | — | — | #249 |
| 1959 | 582 | — | — | #322 |
| 1958 | 467 | — | — | #353 |
| 1957 | 438 | — | #5,378 | #370 |
| 1956 | 390 | — | — | #380 |
| 1955 | 354 | — | — | #382 |
| 1954 | 281 | — | — | #428 |
| 1953 | 324 | — | — | #389 |
| 1952 | 294 | — | — | #404 |
| 1951 | 300 | — | — | #390 |
| 1950 | 308 | — | — | #382 |
| 1949 | 300 | — | — | #388 |
| 1948 | 240 | — | — | #430 |
| 1947 | 269 | — | — | #417 |
| 1946 | 247 | — | — | #406 |
| 1945 | 210 | — | — | #415 |
| 1944 | 220 | — | — | #404 |
| 1943 | 253 | — | — | #385 |
| 1942 | 240 | — | — | #391 |
| 1941 | 230 | — | — | #381 |
| 1940 | 227 | — | — | #379 |
| 1939 | 216 | — | — | #385 |
| 1938 | 214 | — | — | #385 |
| 1937 | 222 | — | — | #364 |
| 1936 | 216 | — | — | #371 |
| 1935 | 237 | — | — | #356 |
| 1934 | 239 | — | — | #355 |
| 1933 | 234 | — | — | #351 |
| 1932 | 258 | — | — | #344 |
| 1931 | 300 | — | — | #313 |
| 1930 | 273 | — | — | #337 |
| 1929 | 306 | — | — | #315 |
| 1928 | 359 | — | — | #297 |
| 1927 | 389 | — | — | #287 |
| 1926 | 425 | — | — | #277 |
| 1925 | 458 | — | #4,426 | #268 |
| 1924 | 465 | — | — | #263 |
| 1923 | 435 | — | #3,971 | #273 |
| 1922 | 469 | — | — | #260 |
| 1921 | 588 | — | #5,101 | #228 |
| 1920 | 579 | — | — | #223 |
| 1919 | 542 | — | — | #224 |
| 1918 | 653 | — | — | #197 |
| 1917 | 614 | — | — | #193 |
| 1916 | 609 | — | — | #189 |
| 1915 | 574 | — | — | #194 |
| 1914 | 489 | — | — | #182 |
| 1913 | 354 | — | #3,188 | #192 |
| 1912 | 307 | — | — | #188 |
| 1911 | 189 | — | — | #170 |
| 1910 | 154 | — | — | #182 |
| 1909 | 113 | — | — | #193 |
| 1908 | 109 | — | — | #192 |
| 1907 | 127 | — | — | #169 |
| 1906 | 105 | — | — | #173 |
| 1905 | 101 | — | — | #183 |
| 1904 | 103 | — | — | #175 |
| 1903 | 82 | — | — | #193 |
| 1902 | 99 | — | — | #172 |
| 1901 | 71 | — | — | #201 |
| 1900 | 111 | — | — | #187 |
| 1899 | 74 | — | — | #185 |
| 1898 | 87 | — | — | #179 |
| 1897 | 88 | — | — | #175 |
| 1896 | 96 | — | — | #164 |
| 1895 | 78 | — | — | #190 |
| 1894 | 86 | — | — | #176 |
| 1893 | 87 | — | — | #166 |
| 1892 | 106 | — | — | #151 |
| 1891 | 87 | — | — | #149 |
| 1890 | 74 | — | — | #180 |
| 1889 | 93 | — | — | #153 |
| 1888 | 120 | — | — | #130 |
| 1887 | 84 | — | — | #150 |
| 1886 | 103 | — | — | #134 |
| 1885 | 96 | — | — | #141 |
| 1884 | 83 | — | — | #167 |
| 1883 | 107 | — | — | #118 |
| 1882 | 114 | — | — | #123 |
| 1881 | 116 | — | — | #108 |
| 1880 | 104 | — | — | #123 |