Adams
Adams was the 3450th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 885th; the most babies were born in 1983 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,622 places. More babies were named Adams in the 1980s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,450 boys, up 4,059 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 33boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 198342 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,230babies recorded
Adams popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,450 | 33 |
| 2020 | #7,509 | 10 |
| 2010 | #8,815 | 8 |
| 2000 | #5,300 | 13 |
| 1990 | #2,553 | 26 |
| 1980 | #2,110 | 25 |
| 1970 | #3,522 | 8 |
| 1960 | #4,041 | 5 |
| 1950 | #3,686 | 5 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #4,003 | 5 |
| 1920 | #4,290 | 5 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adams, counting every spelling?
Adams has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Adams?
33 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adams (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Adams born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 253 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adams.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adams?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Adams are alive today, with a median age of 36; half are between 13 and 44. That makes Adams mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Adams by state
How common Adams was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Florida (4.2×). In 49 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adams: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adams, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adams
How popular is the name Adams?
Adams was the 3450th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 33 babies. Its best year was 1898, when it ranked 885th; the most babies were born in 1983 (42). Over the last ten years it has moved up 3,622 places. More babies were named Adams in the 1980s than in any other decade.
Is Adams a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Adams in the US.
Where is Adams most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adams was most common in Florida (0.07 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and New York.