Unisex name · since 1914
Adair
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 1,797 babies named Adair, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,532 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,149 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,797
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Adair is the #2149 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 1,797 recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adair has been recorded 1,797 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #2149 nationally and more common than 85% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #3,532 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,149 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,797 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adair ranks #3,532 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,149 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,797 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,532 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,149 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,797
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Adair's 1,797 recorded births place it above 92.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Adair compares
1,797 Top 23% higher than 77% of 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
Adair's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adair | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,797 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 100 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adair's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adair's full recorded timeline at 1989, 88% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 12% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1916, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 100 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adair popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 100
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Adair popularity over time - girls
1,420 total births recorded since 1916 (Adair as girls' name)
Adair by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (644 births, 36% of the file).
2000s was Adair's strongest decade.
644 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Adair births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s 33
1920s
33 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
- 1940s 11
1940s
11 births
- 1950s 17
1950s
17 births
- 1960s 7
1960s
7 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 51
1980s
51 births
- 1990s 140
1990s
140 births
- 2000s
2000s
644 births
- 2010s
2010s
496 births
- 2020s
2020s
291 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 644 births (36% of all-time use).
How Adair compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Adair's total volume
Adair by state
Where Adair concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 340 | 18.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 185 | 10.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 22 | 1.2% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 20 | 1.1% |
| #5 | New York | | 18 | 1.0% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 16 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Oregon | | 11 | 0.6% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 10 | 0.6% |
340 of 1,797 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Adair appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adair's data
- Adair's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (644 total births) through the 2020s (291) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Adairs (340 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 Adair: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~111 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, 1914–2025 (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 Adair 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.