Adam

Hebrew

"son of the red earth"

Adam Origin and Meaning

The name Adam is a boy's name of Hebrew origin meaning "son of the red earth".

Adam -- a primal Old Testament name -- was revived as a 1960s cowboy name. Adam is not as popular as it once was and feels ready for a respite, replaced by newer A names like Aidan/Aiden, Avery and Axel. Its most prominent current bearers include Adams Sandler, Levine, Brody and Driver -- who plays a character named Adam on Girls.

Adam, of course, is the first man God created. It is also a generic term for mankind. Adam did not hit the U.S. Top 100 until 1970, peaking in the early '80s at Number 18.

Adam Rank in US Top 1000

# 102 in the US

Adam Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 185 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Adam

• 102 US 2023
• 185 Nameberry 2025
• 15 Canada 2023
• 127 Future 2028
• 41 England 2023
• 43 Scotland 2024
• 25 Ireland 2024
• 86 Australia 2024
• 95 New Zealand 2024
• 8 France 2023
• 28 Germany 2024
• 10 Netherlands 2024
• 40 Spain 2023
• 5 Sweden 2024
• 23 Norway 2024
• 40 Denmark 2023
• 40 Iceland 2018
• 4 Belgium 2023
• 28 Switzerland 2023
• 42 Austria 2023
• 13 Poland 2024
• 32 Slovenia 2023
• 28 Israel 2023

20 Names Similar to Adam

These 20 names were selected by our users that were looking for other names like Adam.

• Matthew
• Michael
• Joshua
• Christopher
• Andrew
• Daniel
• David
• Anthony
• Nicholas
• Joseph
• Nathan
• Jonathan
• Zachary
• Jacob
• Christian
• Aaron
• Eric
• Mark
• Timothy
• John

Famous People Named Adam

• Adam Biblical first man
• Adam Clayton bass player in band U2
• Adam Smith Scottish political philosopher and economist
• Adam Douglas Driver American actor
• Adam Wade Gontier Canadian former lead singer of Three Days Grace
• Adam Richard Sandler American actor
• Adam Mitchel Lambert American singer
• Adam Noah Levine American lead singer of Maroon 5
• Adam Hann English guitarist of The 1975
• Adam Nathaniel Yauch American rapper of The Beastie Boys
• Adam Jared Brody American actor
• Adam Carolla American comedian, TV and radio host
• Adam Clayton Powell Jr. U.S. Congressman from New York
• Adam Randal Young American musician of Owl City
• Adam Irigoyen American actor
• Adam Patrick DeVine American actor and comedian
• Adam Derek Scott Australian golfer
• Adam Ant (born Stuart Leslie Goddard) English singer
• Adam Craig Gilchrist Australian cricketer
• Adam West (born William West Anderson), American actor
• Adam Mark McQuaid Canadian NHL player
• Adam Augustus Wylie American actor
• Adam James Pitts English drummer of band Lawson
• Adam Fredric Duritz American lead singer of band The Counting Crows
• Adam Pascal American actor and singer
• Adam Saul Pally American actor
• Adam Paul Scott American actor
• Adam Tuominen Australian actor
• Adam Mohsin Yehya Saleh American YouTuber
• Adam Daniel Pearl son of journalists Mariane Pearl and the late Daniel Pearl
• Adam "Sky" Dahlberg aka SkyDoesMinecraft American YouTuber
• Adam Montoya aka SeaNanners American YouTuber
• Adam Peaty British swimmer
• Adam Nimoy American director and son of actor Leonard Nimoy ("Spock")
• Adam Busby American reality star on TV'S "Outdaughtered" and father of the only all,girl quintuplets in the U.S.
• Adam Brett Met member of band AJR
• Adam Berg American actor in YouTube sketch comedy show Studio C
• Adam Katz creator, voice actor and animator on Youtube series "Inanimate Insanity"
• Adam Kovic member of American Youtube Channel Funhaus
• Adam (David) Lallana English professional footballer
• Adam Busby father of U.S.' first all girl quintuplets
• Adam Yates professional cyclist

The name Adam in Pop Culture

• Adam Warlock aka Him character in Fantastic Four comics
• Prince Adam aka The Beast in Disney's Beauty & the Beast
• Adam Moonlit first director of Project "Ma" and husband of Eve Moonlit in the Evillious Chronicles
• Adam Eddington in the Vicky Austin series by Madeleine L'Engle
• Adam Trask character in John Steinbeck's "East of Eden"
• Adam Braverman character on TV's "Parenthood"
• Adam Newman character in the "Young and the Restless"
• Adam Newman protagonist in comic strip "Adam@Home"
• Adam Reese minor character on TV's "One Tree Hill"
• "Adam Bede" novel by George Eliot and its main character
• Adam Milligan character on TV's "Supernatural"
• Adam Parrish character in "The Raven Cycle"
• Adam Foster character on TV's "Supergirl"
• Adam Davenport character on TV's "Lab Rats"
• Adam Edwards Goldsworthy, on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
• Adam Torres on TV's "Degrassi: The Next Generation"
• Adam Dubanowski character on TV's "Superstore"
• Adam Fells aka Geomancer character on TV's "The Flash"
• Adam Cartwright oldest son on TV's "Bonanza"
• Adam Banks character in "The Mighty Ducks" franchise
• Adam Benford character in the game Resident Evil 6
• Adam Keane in "Does My Head Look Big in This?" by Randa Abdel,Fattah
• Adam Susan/Sutler character in "V for Vendetta"
• Adam Kendall on "Little House on the Prairie"
• Adam Layman in "Generation Dead" by Daniel Waters
• Adam Mitchell companion of the on TV's "Doctor Who"
• Adam Park character on TV's "Power Rangers"
• Adam Rhodes character on "Rules of Engagement"
• Adam Shepherd character in Silent Hill: Homecoming
• Adam Taurus character in anime web series "RWBY"
• Adam Hauptman in Patricia Briggs series Mercy Thompson
• Adam Vasic in Kelley Armstrong's "Women of the Otherworld"
• Adam's Song song by Blink 182
• Adam 4th season antagonist in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer
• Prince Adam aka He,Man, the Superhero , He,Man is the alter,ego of Prince Adam in the Masters of the Universe Franchise
• Adam Stanheight character in Saw movie franchise
• Adam Danish comedian character
• Adam Smasher Character in the Cyberpunk TTRPGs, video game "Cyberpunk 2077" and anime "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners"

International Variations of the name Adam

• Adamec Czech
• Adamek Czech
• Adamki Czech
• Adrien Hungarian
• Adem Turkish
• Ádamh Irish Gaelic
• Adomas Lithuanian
• Adok Polish
• Adas Russian
• Adán Spanish
• Damek Czech
• Adão Portuguese
• Adi Yiddish
• Adamok Czech
• Adamka Russian
• Aatami Finnish
• Addis Spanish
• Adamo Spanish
• Adnon Spanish