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A given name in English and Spanish
No sourced pronunciation yet
01 / Meaning & origin
Adams is a masculine given name documented in English and Spanish.
Separate records with matching spellings: Adam'S (st-c1882b51f0), Ādams (Latvian)
No etymology is recorded in our sources for this spelling yet. The record exists because the name is documented in use; a meaning will be shown only once a cited source supports it.
02 / Across borders
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6 countries with published statistics. Language records show cultural connections; they do not measure how common a name is.
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United States, 2025: 33 boys (rank 3450). Documented as a given name in English.
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03 / By the numbers
Follow the spelling through the years, one published dataset at a time.
1880–2025 Spelling: Adams
Recorded category boys
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Source: US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
Integer application counts retained without rounding.
Per million is unavailable: this source has no matching published total.
| Year | Applications | Rank | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1881 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1882 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1883 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1884 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1885 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1886 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1887 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1888 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1889 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1890 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1891 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1892 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1893 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1894 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1895 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1896 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1897 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1898 | 7 | 885 | observed |
| 1899 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1900 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1901 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1902 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1903 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1904 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1905 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1906 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1907 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1908 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1909 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1910 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1911 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1912 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1913 | 5 | 2,821 | observed |
| 1914 | 10 | 2,101 | observed |
| 1915 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1916 | 5 | 3,897 | observed |
| 1917 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1918 | 10 | 2,699 | observed |
| 1919 | 12 | 2,385 | observed |
| 1920 | 5 | 4,286 | observed |
| 1921 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1922 | 8 | 3,252 | observed |
| 1923 | 6 | 3,822 | observed |
| 1924 | 7 | 3,505 | observed |
| 1925 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1926 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1927 | 5 | 4,210 | observed |
| 1928 | 9 | 2,843 | observed |
| 1929 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1930 | 5 | 4,001 | observed |
| 1931 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1932 | 6 | 3,361 | observed |
| 1933 | 5 | 3,642 | observed |
| 1934 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1935 | 6 | 3,252 | observed |
| 1936 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1937 | 6 | 3,175 | observed |
| 1938 | 5 | 3,534 | observed |
| 1939 | 6 | 3,113 | observed |
| 1940 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1941 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1942 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1943 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1944 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1945 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1946 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1947 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1948 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1949 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1950 | 5 | 3,681 | observed |
| 1951 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1952 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1953 | 5 | 3,798 | observed |
| 1954 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1955 | 8 | 2,964 | observed |
| 1956 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1957 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1958 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1959 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1960 | 5 | 4,038 | observed |
| 1961 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1962 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1963 | 5 | 4,048 | observed |
| 1964 | 7 | 3,282 | observed |
| 1965 | 7 | 3,244 | observed |
| 1966 | no value | no value | not covered |
| 1967 | 6 | 3,559 | observed |
| 1968 | 6 | 3,673 | observed |
| 1969 | 10 | 2,861 | observed |
| 1970 | 8 | 3,521 | observed |
| 1971 | 12 | 2,813 | observed |
| 1972 | 12 | 2,819 | observed |
| 1973 | 9 | 3,445 | observed |
| 1974 | 16 | 2,459 | observed |
| 1975 | 14 | 2,751 | observed |
| 1976 | 19 | 2,329 | observed |
| 1977 | 20 | 2,270 | observed |
| 1978 | 30 | 1,760 | observed |
| 1979 | 21 | 2,310 | observed |
| 1980 | 25 | 2,110 | observed |
| 1981 | 31 | 1,811 | observed |
| 1982 | 29 | 1,890 | observed |
| 1983 | 42 | 1,470 | observed |
| 1984 | 36 | 1,630 | observed |
| 1985 | 23 | 2,293 | observed |
| 1986 | 34 | 1,791 | observed |
| 1987 | 37 | 1,760 | observed |
| 1988 | 37 | 1,815 | observed |
| 1989 | 35 | 2,027 | observed |
| 1990 | 26 | 2,553 | observed |
| 1991 | 12 | 4,476 | observed |
| 1992 | 16 | 3,748 | observed |
| 1993 | 18 | 3,501 | observed |
| 1994 | 9 | 5,868 | observed |
| 1995 | 14 | 4,280 | observed |
| 1996 | 7 | 7,136 | observed |
| 1997 | 8 | 6,618 | observed |
| 1998 | 9 | 6,314 | observed |
| 1999 | 15 | 4,537 | observed |
| 2000 | 13 | 5,297 | observed |
| 2001 | 11 | 6,013 | observed |
| 2002 | 14 | 5,131 | observed |
| 2003 | 15 | 5,035 | observed |
| 2004 | 14 | 5,492 | observed |
| 2005 | 12 | 6,226 | observed |
| 2006 | 9 | 7,998 | observed |
| 2007 | 14 | 5,901 | observed |
| 2008 | 5 | 12,553 | observed |
| 2009 | 12 | 6,802 | observed |
| 2010 | 8 | 8,803 | observed |
| 2011 | 11 | 7,009 | observed |
| 2012 | 11 | 7,050 | observed |
| 2013 | 10 | 7,537 | observed |
| 2014 | 12 | 6,632 | observed |
| 2015 | 11 | 7,066 | observed |
| 2016 | 18 | 5,124 | observed |
| 2017 | 24 | 4,224 | observed |
| 2018 | 14 | 6,036 | observed |
| 2019 | 18 | 5,153 | observed |
| 2020 | 10 | 7,502 | observed |
| 2021 | 16 | 5,562 | observed |
| 2022 | 24 | 4,303 | observed |
| 2023 | 38 | 3,177 | observed |
| 2024 | 37 | 3,216 | observed |
| 2025 | 33 | 3,450 | observed |
Statistics count the spelling “Adams” as recorded by the publisher. When a spelling has several independent origins, the counts are not split between them. Counts measure applications. Gaps are years without a published value, not zeros.
Rates per million are unavailable for this series because no compatible denominator has been imported.
Retrieved 2026-10-15 · CC0-1.0
Read our methodology04 / Through time
Passages quoted verbatim from public-domain reference works. They reflect the scholarship of their time, not current consensus, and may use obsolete spellings.
Adams— “red earth”
_Adams_, _m._ _Lett._ Heb. red earth, 10
Yonge, History of Christian Names (1884), Glossary of Christian Names · Public domain (Project Gutenberg)
People recorded with this given name in Wikidata. Their names may use a different spelling, or include it as a middle or baptismal name.
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06 / Behind the facts
Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.
SSA national baby names, 1880–2025 (CC0 redistribution)
US Social Security Administration; redistributed by nkrishnaswami · CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Fichier des prénoms — édition 2026 (naissances 1900 à 2025), fichier national
Insee (Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques) · LO-2.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
Statistik Austria — Vornamen (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1): first names of live births, Austria, 1984-2025 (national counts from district rows)
Statistik Austria (Bundesanstalt Statistik Österreich) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
South Australia — Popular Baby Names, per-year lists including names given once, 1944-2017
Attorney-General's Department, South Australia (via data.sa.gov.au) · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Spain — first names of residents, census snapshot 2025-01-01
Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE), Spain · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Ireland — babies' first names with three or more occurrences, 1964–2025
Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ireland · CC-BY-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.
