Adan
Adan was the 482nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 625 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 286th; the most babies were born in 2005 (1,158). Over the last ten years it has moved down 86 places. More babies were named Adan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning Spanish form of Adam ('earth, man') · Hebrew, Spanish
Say it ah-DAHN /ɑˈdɑn/
- Rank in 2025
- #482 boys, down 9 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 625boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20051,158 babies
- Total since 1880
- 31,624babies recorded
What does the name Adan mean?
Adan is the Spanish Adán, the form of Adam. DMNES derives Adam from Hebrew adam, "man, human", related to adamah, "earth, ground", and notes Adán in a 1569 Spanish Bible. Genesis 2:7 describes the first human formed from the soil. Adan is also an Arabic name in some families. In the US it is used mainly in Spanish-speaking families.
אָדָם (Biblical Hebrew, “man, human”)אֲדָמָה (Biblical Hebrew, “earth, ground”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Adam, Adán, Adem.
See also: Hebrew names.
Sources for this meaning
Adan popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 146 since 1976, 6 in 2025.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #482 | 625 |
| 2020 | #473 | 631 |
| 2010 | #332 | 944 |
| 2000 | #503 | 454 |
| 1990 | #547 | 335 |
| 1980 | #558 | 237 |
| 1970 | #788 | 109 |
| 1960 | #927 | 66 |
| 1950 | #844 | 65 |
| 1940 | #1,050 | 38 |
| 1930 | #958 | 50 |
| 1920 | #1,505 | 25 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adan, counting every spelling?
Adan is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #473 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #482 for Adan on its own. Together these spellings went to 647 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adan | 625 | #482 | 3,253 |
| Aaden | 8 | #8,910 | 93 |
| Adyn | 9 | #8,262 | 92 |
| Aadyn | — | — | 39 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Adan?
625 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adan (0.17 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Adan 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 13 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adan.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adan?
About 29,400 people born in the US named Adan are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 11 and 30. That makes Adan mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Adan by state
How common Adan was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (3.3×), Nevada (3.1×), Arizona (3.0×), California (2.9×), Texas (2.3×). In 17 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 Adan: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adan, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Adan · Sibling names for Adan
Questions about the name Adan
What does Adan mean?
Adan means “Spanish form of Adam ('earth, man')” (Hebrew, Spanish origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Adan?
Adan was the 482nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 625 babies. Its best year was 2004, when it ranked 286th; the most babies were born in 2005 (1,158). Over the last ten years it has moved down 86 places. More babies were named Adan in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Adan a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Adan in the US.
Where is Adan most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adan was most common in New Mexico (1.24 per 1,000 boys), followed by Nevada and Arizona.