boys' name ★ peaked 2005

Adan

Gender Boy Rank 2025 #482 Trend → Stable

Adan, spelled Adán in Spanish, is a French, Somali and Spanish masculine given name, the equivalent to Adam.Adan Ahmed Elmi, the fourth and current Prime Minister of…

Rank 2025
#482
among boys · ↑14 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
631
named Adan · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,733
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2005
1,164 babies
All-time total
31,624
#668 all-time among boys
First recorded
1904
in Social Security records

Adan popularity over time

31,624 babies have been named Adan since 1904, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

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 – 5 5 1 – #1,206
1910s – 96 96 10 +1820% #1,619
1920s – 323 323 32 +236% #1,003
1930s – 399 399 40 +24% #922
1940s – 513 513 51 +29% #798
1950s – 569 569 57 +11% #844
1960s – 800 800 80 +41% #775
1970s 5 1,470 1,475 148 +84% #596
1980s 12 2,577 2,589 259 +76% #496
1990s 10 3,902 3,912 391 +51% #487
2000s 35 8,821 8,856 886 +126% #286
2010s 55 8,119 8,174 817 -8% #332
2020s (to 2025) 29 3,884 3,913 652 -20% #436

Where Adan is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (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 boys Implied rank
2026 624 0.37 #483
2027 624 0.37 #483
2028 623 0.36 #483
2029 623 0.36 #483
2030 622 0.36 #483

Where Adan is most popular

Boys named Adan per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.377 per 1,000. Strongest in New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Adan born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Mexico 41 1.24 +230%
Nevada 66 1.16 +207%
Arizona 182 1.11 +195%
California 1,008 1.10 +193%
Texas 753 0.855 +127%
Colorado 85 0.659 +75%
Kansas 42 0.612 +63%
Illinois 129 0.505 +34%
Oregon 38 0.501 +33%
Washington 68 0.416 +10%
Oklahoma 31 0.350 -7%
Nebraska 14 0.322 -15%
Idaho 12 0.293 -22%
Alabama 31 0.284 -25%
Indiana 41 0.256 -32%
North Carolina 65 0.255 -32%
Georgia 61 0.241 -36%
Utah 21 0.220 -42%
Florida 95 0.201 -47%
Iowa 13 0.189 -50%
Minnesota 23 0.187 -50%
Virginia 33 0.174 -54%
New Jersey 34 0.169 -55%
New York 69 0.159 -58%
Arkansas 10 0.158 -58%
Tennessee 24 0.133 -65%
Michigan 25 0.122 -68%
Wisconsin 11 0.093 -75%
Ohio 22 0.083 -78%
Massachusetts 11 0.080 -79%
South Carolina 6 0.058 -85%
Kentucky 5 0.050 -87%
Missouri 6 0.043 -89%
Pennsylvania 5 0.019 -95%
Alaska – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Adan

Adan is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #482 in 2025 with 625 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1904, 31,624 American babies have been named Adan. Its peak came in 2005, when 1,164 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 Adan stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adan?

The median living Adan is about 18 years old; half are between 10 and 29. An estimated 30 thousand people named Adan are alive in the United States today.

median 18 020406080100

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

Adan 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 6 #13,222 625 #482
2024 5 #15,314 622 #496
2023 5 #15,223 643 #471
2022 13 #8,036 711 #436
2021 – – 652 #461
2020 – – 631 #473
2019 – – 686 #444
2018 8 #11,436 665 #450
2017 6 #14,153 743 #420
2016 7 #12,899 819 #391
2015 12 #8,940 785 #396
2014 9 #10,978 835 #375
2013 7 #13,172 870 #362
2012 – – 867 #354
2011 – – 905 #335
2010 6 #14,982 944 #332
2009 5 #17,329 1,126 #293
2008 8 #12,594 1,112 #299
2007 – – 1,080 #307
2006 5 #17,203 1,099 #302
2005 6 #14,521 1,158 #287
2004 – – 1,114 #286
2003 – – 629 #409
2002 5 #15,470 556 #443
2001 6 #13,536 493 #477
2000 – – 454 #503
1995 5 #13,402 404 #508
1990 – – 335 #547
1985 – – 241 #569
1980 – – 237 #558
1975 – – 140 #702
1970 – – 109 #788
1965 – – 71 #870
1960 – – 66 #927
1955 – – 56 #1,002
1950 – – 65 #844
1945 – – 60 #798
1940 – – 38 #1,050
1935 – – 41 #992
1930 – – 50 #958
1925 – – 30 #1,332
1920 – – 25 #1,505
1915 – – 15 #1,878
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adan?

The median living Adan is about 18 years old. Half of all living Adans are between 10 and 29 years old.

How many people named Adan are alive today?

An estimated 30 thousand people named Adan are alive in the United States, based on 31,624 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Adan mean?

Adan, spelled Adán in Spanish, is a French, Somali and Spanish masculine given name, the equivalent to Adam.Adan Ahmed Elmi, the fourth and current Prime Minister of Somaliland Adán Amezcua Contreras, a leader of the Mexican Colima drug…

How popular is the name Adan in 2025?

Adan ranked #482 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 625 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adan?

31,624 babies have been named Adan in the United States since 1904, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adan most popular?

Adan peaked in 2005, when 1,164 newborns received the name.

Is Adan a boy or girl name?

Adan is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Adan rising or falling?

Adan is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Adan become more popular?

Adan looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 622 boys named Adan in 2030, ranking around #483. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Names like Adan

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

Compare Adan with similar names → More names starting with A →