Masculine dossier · first seen 1880

Adam

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Adam
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1984

Peak era

1984

Peak rank proxy

23,940

Current vitality

Healthy

Generation

Millennial

1880Peak 19842024

Peak year

1984

Decline from peak

85.4%

2024

3,497

All-time

576,860

Adam is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1984, when 23,940 boys were named Adam.

In 2024, only 3,497 boys were given the name.

Down 85.4% from its peak.

All told, about 576,860 Americans have been named Adam and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1880.

Rarity scoreMainstream

AssociationMillennial

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1984

198423,940 boys named Adam

20243,497 boys named Adam

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