Adair vs Adam

Side-by-side comparison of Adair and Adam - popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Adair

Boy name · Rank #2375

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Name B

Adam

Boy name · Rank #100

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Metric Adair Adam
Current Rank #2375 #100
Total Births (all years) 1,797 580,378
Peak Year 2007 1984
Peak Year Births 100 23,939
Peak Decade 2000s 1980s
Gender Boy Boy
First Recorded Year 1914 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Adair Adam
1880s - 1,020
1890s - 863
1900s - 1,021
1910s 42 4,480
1920s 33 4,455
1930s 18 2,409
1940s 11 2,436
1950s 17 3,732
1960s 7 22,925
1970s 47 91,739
1980s 51 195,086
1990s 140 106,909
2000s 644 71,028
2010s 496 50,704
2020s 291 21,571

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Adair Adam
2014 33 5,344
2015 56 5,404
2016 33 5,224
2017 48 4,933
2018 22 4,711
2019 34 4,188
2020 21 3,781
2021 34 3,657
2022 46 3,638
2023 64 3,487
2024 59 3,507
2025 67 3,501

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1914–2025.

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