Boys' name · since 1987
Aadam
Aadam has 363 recorded births since 1987 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,477 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
363 babies have been named Aadam since 1987, making it today's #8477 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Aadam recorded 363 times among boys since 1987, holding rank #8477 nationally today, ahead of 39% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1987 to 2025.
- #9,544 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,477 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 363 born since 1987
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aadam ranks #9,544 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,477 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 363 born since 1987, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,544 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,477 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 363
- born since 1987
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aadam's 363 recorded births place it above 78.97% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Aadam compares
363 49th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aadam's all-time total is 2% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aadam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 363 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aadam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aadam's SSA record in two at 2009 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1987, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 22, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aadam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1987–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Aadam by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (167 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Aadam's strongest decade.
167 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Aadam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 42
1990s
42 births
- 2000s
2000s
74 births
- 2010s
2010s
167 births
- 2020s
2020s
70 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 167 births (46% of all-time use).
Aadam by state
Where Aadam concentrates geographically, total births since 1987
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 1.7% |
6 of 363 births nationwide.
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What to do with Aadam's data
- Aadam's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (167 total births) through the 2020s (70) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Aadams (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Aadam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~38 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1987–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aadam draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.