Adair
Adair is given to both girls and boys: 23 girls and 67 boys were given it in 2025 (#5,411 among girls’ names and #2,145 among boys’, #3,792 among all names counting both); 3,217 Americans have been recorded with it since 1914 (Social Security Administration, published May 2026).
An estimated 2,810 Americans named Adair and born in the U.S. are alive in 2026 (87% of everyone recorded); the median is 19 years old and half are between 11 and 31.
Girls and boys together; gaps are years SSA did not record (fewer than 5 births).
Births of Adair by year: SSA national baby-name file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
What does Adair mean?
Wiktionary, English section
Adair is “a male given name from Scottish Gaelic, of Scottish usage, equivalent to English Edgar.”
Meaning: Wiktionary, English section, as of Sep 25, 2026 (CC BY‑SA 4.0).
How popular is Adair?
#2,145 among boys’ names, 2025
Adair rose from #2,328 in 2015 to #2,145 in 2025 among boys’ names; its share of boys born rose from 29.2 to 39.2 per million.
120 babies in 2007, the peak
Adair peaked in 2007, when 120 babies were given it (100 boys, #1,562 among boys’ names). The 90 births of 2025 (girls and boys) are 75% of that peak.
Births by sex.
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 | #5,411 | 67 | #2,145 |
| 2024 | 22 | #5,616 | 59 | #2,371 |
| 2023 | 22 | #5,547 | 64 | #2,220 |
| 2022 | 19 | #6,228 | 46 | #2,791 |
| 2021 | 18 | #6,411 | 34 | #3,360 |
| 2020 | 15 | #7,212 | 21 | #4,537 |
| 2019 | 30 | #4,545 | 34 | #3,345 |
| 2018 | 17 | #6,792 | 22 | #4,476 |
| 2017 | 23 | #5,516 | 48 | #2,596 |
| 2016 | 20 | #6,185 | 33 | #3,358 |
Every recorded year (109)
| Year | Girls | Girls’ rank | Boys | Boys’ rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 20 | #6,237 | 56 | #2,328 |
| 2014 | 35 | #4,177 | 33 | #3,297 |
| 2013 | 31 | #4,542 | 46 | #2,592 |
| 2012 | 23 | #5,711 | 66 | #2,066 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 | 91 | #1,656 |
| 2010 | 22 | #5,975 | 67 | #2,036 |
| 2009 | 20 | #6,546 | 93 | #1,687 |
| 2008 | 18 | #7,073 | 63 | #2,139 |
| 2007 | 20 | #6,551 | 100 | #1,562 |
| 2006 | 15 | #7,870 | 78 | #1,769 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7,137 | 72 | #1,798 |
| 2004 | 16 | #7,075 | 77 | #1,668 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7,581 | 65 | #1,812 |
| 2002 | 15 | #7,044 | 38 | #2,552 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,719 | 27 | #3,223 |
| 2000 | 12 | #8,025 | 31 | #2,859 |
| 1999 | 12 | #7,718 | 34 | #2,556 |
| 1998 | 16 | #6,071 | 23 | #3,293 |
| 1997 | 7 | #10,839 | 17 | #3,876 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,060 | 14 | #4,392 |
| 1995 | 27 | #3,873 | 15 | #4,047 |
| 1994 | 13 | #6,670 | 8 | #6,371 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,260 | 13 | #4,442 |
| 1992 | 18 | #5,261 | 10 | #5,232 |
| 1991 | 15 | #5,943 | under 5 | |
| 1990 | 20 | #4,691 | 6 | #7,178 |
| 1989 | 16 | #5,281 | 12 | #4,265 |
| 1988 | 13 | #5,891 | 5 | #7,277 |
| 1987 | 23 | #3,741 | under 5 | |
| 1986 | 22 | #3,755 | 5 | #6,726 |
| 1985 | 22 | #3,730 | 5 | #6,526 |
| 1984 | 15 | #4,737 | 5 | #6,317 |
| 1983 | 8 | #7,313 | 6 | #5,484 |
| 1982 | 11 | #5,910 | 7 | #5,007 |
| 1981 | 11 | #5,885 | 6 | #5,472 |
| 1980 | 9 | #6,789 | under 5 | |
| 1979 | under 5 | 7 | #4,843 | |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,564 | 7 | #4,555 |
| 1977 | under 5 | 5 | #5,851 | |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,047 | 6 | #4,941 |
| 1975 | under 5 | 5 | #5,469 | |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,777 | under 5 | |
| 1973 | under 5 | 7 | #4,054 | |
| 1972 | 5 | #8,293 | 5 | #4,987 |
| 1971 | under 5 | 5 | #4,908 | |
| 1970 | 10 | #5,060 | under 5 | |
| 1969 | 8 | #5,455 | 7 | #3,596 |
| 1968 | 7 | #5,641 | under 5 | |
| 1967 | 5 | #6,804 | under 5 | |
| 1966 | 15 | #3,265 | under 5 | |
| 1965 | 12 | #3,732 | under 5 | |
| 1964 | 16 | #3,243 | under 5 | |
| 1963 | 19 | #2,863 | under 5 | |
| 1962 | 23 | #2,538 | under 5 | |
| 1961 | 15 | #3,317 | under 5 | |
| 1960 | 10 | #4,183 | under 5 | |
| 1959 | 9 | #4,299 | under 5 | |
| 1958 | 10 | #3,924 | under 5 | |
| 1957 | 19 | #2,650 | under 5 | |
| 1956 | 13 | #3,321 | under 5 | |
| 1955 | 14 | #3,094 | under 5 | |
| 1954 | 12 | #3,325 | under 5 | |
| 1953 | 13 | #3,105 | 5 | #3,800 |
| 1952 | 15 | #2,806 | under 5 | |
| 1951 | 18 | #2,390 | 7 | #3,067 |
| 1950 | 11 | #3,235 | 5 | #3,683 |
| 1949 | 14 | #2,725 | under 5 | |
| 1948 | 11 | #3,136 | 6 | #3,317 |
| 1947 | 11 | #3,238 | under 5 | |
| 1946 | 12 | #2,879 | under 5 | |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,674 | under 5 | |
| 1944 | 14 | #2,400 | under 5 | |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,123 | 5 | #3,563 |
| 1941 | 6 | #3,952 | under 5 | |
| 1940 | 5 | #4,348 | under 5 | |
| 1939 | 11 | #2,590 | under 5 | |
| 1938 | 10 | #2,729 | under 5 | |
| 1937 | 5 | #4,254 | 7 | #2,905 |
| 1936 | 8 | #3,101 | 6 | #3,148 |
| 1934 | 11 | #2,566 | under 5 | |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,216 | 5 | #3,641 |
| 1932 | 11 | #2,642 | under 5 | |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,847 | under 5 | |
| 1930 | 7 | #3,656 | under 5 | |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,434 | 8 | #3,075 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,859 | 5 | #4,208 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,564 | under 5 | |
| 1925 | 13 | #2,616 | under 5 | |
| 1924 | 14 | #2,513 | 6 | #3,869 |
| 1923 | 10 | #3,125 | 8 | #3,175 |
| 1922 | 5 | #5,008 | under 5 | |
| 1921 | 12 | #2,762 | 6 | #3,869 |
| 1920 | 7 | #3,956 | under 5 | |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,451 | 8 | #3,116 |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,243 | 7 | #3,370 |
| 1917 | 11 | #2,693 | 9 | #2,731 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,832 | 5 | #3,898 |
| 1915 | under 5 | 6 | #3,392 | |
| 1914 | under 5 | 7 | #2,651 |
Ranks: girls’ names and boys’ names ranked separately in each year’s SSA file; “under 5” is a year SSA did not list the name for that sex.
Is Adair a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Of the 3,217 Americans recorded as Adair, 44% are girls and 56% boys.
Years with fewer than 20 babies given the name are left blank.
Girls and boys named Adair: the SSA national file counts each sex separately.
How many people are named Adair, and how old are they?
2,810 alive in 2026, estimated
That is 87% of the 3,217 Americans ever recorded as Adair. The median Adair alive today is 19 years old; half are between 11 and 31.
The 2020 Census counted 2,412 people named Adair (1,164 women and girls, 1,248 men and boys). SSA’s births carried forward to Census day, April 1, 2020, predict 2,475 born in the U.S. The Census count is 3% below that prediction.
Alive today, by age
Alive today, by generation
| Generation | Born | Alive |
|---|---|---|
| Silent Generation | 1928-1945 | 41 |
| Baby Boomers | 1946-1964 | 221 |
| Generation X | 1965-1980 | 137 |
| Millennials | 1981-1996 | 367 |
| Generation Z | 1997-2012 | 1,190 |
| Generation Alpha | 2013-2025 | 852 |
An estimate, not a count. SSA’s files count people born in the United States who received a Social Security number, so anyone born abroad is not in them; before 1937 most people got a number as adults, and their survival is counted from that age.
Living estimate: SSA births carried forward with the survival rates in SSA’s cohort life tables (2024 Trustees Report) for each birth year and sex. How the estimate is made. Count: Census Bureau, first names in the 2020 Census (released April 14, 2026; names reported 100 or more times, with the Bureau’s disclosure-avoidance adjustment).
Where are babies named Adair born?
The states with the most babies named Adair are California, North Carolina and Georgia, with 82% of its births recorded by state in 2025.
| State | Births 2025 | Rank, boys | vs. national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 15 | #1,241 | 0.9× |
| North Carolina | 6 | not ranked | 0.3× |
| Georgia | 6 | #1,218 | 0.2× |
| Florida | 6 | #1,627 | 0.0× |
States: SSA state file, 1910-2025, published May 8, 2026; births count girls and boys together, and the rank is among boys’ names in the state in 2025. The file leaves out any state and year with fewer than 5 babies of the name, so small states are undercounted; each ratio compares the state’s births of Adair with the births its national share predicts year by year, for states with at least 100 births of the name.
Names spelled alike
Of these 4 names spelled alike, given to 3,801 babies since 1880, Adair is the most given (85% of them). In 2025 it was given to 90 of their 125 babies (72%), again the most given.
Spelled alike: names in the SSA national file with the same pattern of letters and sounds and at most two letters apart, and Wiktionary’s listed forms; births since 1880 and in 2025, and each name’s peak year, from the SSA national file, published May 8, 2026. Some are separate names, not spellings of one.
Names that rose and fell in the same decades as Adair
Names whose births rose and fell across the same decades, measured on each decade’s share of births.
Similar histories: each decade’s share of births, from the SSA national file, 1880-2025, published May 8, 2026. SSA’s notes on the data.
More about Adair and names like it
- Compare Adair and AdirBirths, ranks, peak and the living estimate side by side.
- The most given names of the 2000sAdair peaked in 2007.
- California’s most given namesThe state where SSA recorded the most babies named Adair since 1910.
- The top names of 2007The year the most babies were named Adair.
- The names of Generation ZMost people named Adair alive today were born 1997-2012.
- Names starting with AMost given first.