Boys' name · since 2003
Aadan
141 babies named Aadan in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,883 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 141
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Aadan is the #12883 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 141 recorded since 2003.
Aadan has 141 recorded births among boys since 2003, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #12883 as of the latest data, more common than 8% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2025.
- #15,154 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,883 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 141 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Aadan ranks #15,154 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,883 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 141 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #15,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,883 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 141
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Aadan's 141 recorded births place it above 66.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Aadan compares
141 31st 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
Aadan's all-time total is 62% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aadan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 141 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 23 | 34 | 22,252 |
Aadan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Aadan splits its recorded history at 2012: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2003 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2009 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Aadan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2009)
- 23
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Aadan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (72 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Aadan's strongest decade.
72 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Aadan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
58 births
- 2010s
2010s
72 births
- 2020s 11
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 72 births (51% of all-time use).
Aadan by state
Where Aadan concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 18 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 3.5% |
18 of 141 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Aadan's data
- Aadan's decade-level peak was the 2010s (72 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Aadans (18 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Aadan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Aadan 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.