Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2007

Adama

Gender Unisex · 59% girls Rank 2025 #5,557 Trend ↓ Falling 12%

Adama is a Hebrew given name meaning earth or soil, and a Hindu surname.

Rank 2025
#5,557
among girls · ↑841 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
40
named Adama · +11% vs 2024
How common
1 in 73,058
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2007
41 babies
All-time total
1,108
#9,912 all-time among girls
First recorded
1973
in Social Security records

Adama popularity over time

1,108 babies have been named Adama since 1973, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.010.010.020.0218801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – – – – – –
1920s – – – – – –
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s – – – – – –
1960s – – – – – –
1970s 27 19 46 5 – #5,985
1980s 36 41 77 8 +67% #8,158
1990s 86 38 124 12 +61% #5,425
2000s 192 114 306 31 +147% #5,011
2010s 196 145 341 34 +11% #5,289
2020s (to 2025) 122 92 214 36 +5% #5,169

Where Adama is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 22 0.01 outside top 500
2027 21 0.01 outside top 500
2028 21 0.01 outside top 500
2029 21 0.01 outside top 500
2030 21 0.01 outside top 500

The story of Adama

Adama is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,557 in 2025 with 22 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1973, 1,108 American babies have been named Adama, about 59% girls and 41% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2007, when 41 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Adama stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adama?

The median living Adama is about 15 years old; half are between 7 and 24. An estimated 1,100 people named Adama are alive in the United States today.

median 15 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Adama year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 22 #5,557 18 #5,209
2024 18 #6,398 18 #5,244
2023 20 #5,965 15 #5,933
2022 21 #5,796 16 #5,636
2021 17 #6,692 9 #8,175
2020 24 #5,169 16 #5,456
2019 22 #5,613 10 #7,652
2018 24 #5,317 12 #6,707
2017 22 #5,663 19 #4,937
2016 19 #6,402 15 #5,795
2015 25 #5,289 15 #5,752
2014 14 #8,057 14 #6,003
2013 15 #7,752 17 #5,171
2012 15 #7,806 16 #5,488
2011 24 #5,545 17 #5,205
2010 16 #7,515 10 #7,595
2009 19 #6,813 15 #5,806
2008 13 #8,970 13 #6,400
2007 28 #5,098 13 #6,269
2006 23 #5,710 10 #7,430
2005 21 #5,807 16 #5,036
2004 22 #5,558 9 #7,545
2003 11 #9,055 10 #6,720
2002 19 #5,897 12 #5,728
2001 23 #5,011 8 #7,541
2000 13 #7,585 8 #7,423
1995 10 #8,081 – –
1990 5 #12,973 – –
1985 – – 5 #6,534
1980 6 #9,097 12 #3,430
1975 9 #5,985 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
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1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Adama

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Adama Traoré Adama Traoré Spanish footballer b. 1996 · Contemporary
  2. 2 Adama Barrow Adama Barrow President of the Gambia since 2017 b. 1965 · Contemporary
  3. 3 Adama Traoré Adama Traoré Ivorian footballer (born 1990) Contemporary
  4. 4 Adama Diomande Adama Diomande Norwegian footballer (born 1990) Contemporary
  5. 5 Adama Diakhaby Adama Diakhaby French professional footballer (born 1996) Contemporary
  6. 6 Adama Soumaoro Adama Soumaoro French footballer (born 1992) Contemporary
  7. 7 Adama Tamboura Adama Tamboura Malian footballer (born 1985) Contemporary
  8. 8 Adama Mbengue Adama Mbengue Senegalese footballer (born 1993) Contemporary
  9. 9 Adama Guira Adama Guira Burkinabé footballer (born 1988) Contemporary
  10. 10 Adama Coulibaly Topics referred to by the same term b. 1980 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Adama, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Adama?

The median living Adama is about 15 years old. Half of all living Adamas are between 7 and 24 years old.

How many people named Adama are alive today?

An estimated 1,100 people named Adama are alive in the United States, based on 1,108 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Adama mean?

Adama is a Hebrew given name meaning earth or soil, and a Hindu surname.

How popular is the name Adama in 2025?

Adama ranked #5,557 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 22 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adama?

1,108 babies have been named Adama in the United States since 1973, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adama most popular?

Adama peaked in 2007, when 41 newborns received the name.

Is Adama a boy or girl name?

Adama is used for both: about 59% of babies named Adama have been girls and 41% boys.

Is the name Adama rising or falling?

Adama is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Adama become more popular?

Adama looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 21 girls named Adama in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Adama?

Well-known people named Adama include Adama Traoré (soccer player), Adama Barrow (politician), Adama Traoré (soccer player).

Names like Adama

Names that sound and feel close to Adama: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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