Unisex name · since 1973
Adama
Adama has 659 recorded births since 1973 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,910 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,610 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
659 babies have been named Adama since 1973, making it today's #5610 unisex name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adama has been recorded 659 times among girls since 1973, currently ranked #5610 nationally and more common than 68% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #9,910 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,610 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 659 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adama ranks #9,910 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,610 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 659 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,910 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,610 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 659
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adama's 659 recorded births place it above 86.28% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Adama compares
659 Top 40% higher than 60% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Adama's all-time total is 75% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adama | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 659 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adama's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adama's SSA record in two at 2003 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adama popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Adama popularity over time - boys
449 total births recorded since 1978 (Adama as boys' name)
Adama by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (196 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Adama's strongest decade.
196 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Adama births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 27
1970s
27 births
- 1980s 36
1980s
36 births
- 1990s
1990s
86 births
- 2000s
2000s
192 births
- 2010s
2010s
196 births
- 2020s
2020s
122 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 196 births (30% of all-time use).
How Adama compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Adama's total volume
Adama by state
Where Adama concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 151 | 22.9% |
| #2 | Maryland | | 10 | 1.5% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.9% |
151 of 659 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Adama's data
- Adama's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (196 total births) through the 2020s (122) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Adamas (151 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adama: 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 (~52 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, 1973–2025 (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 Adama 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.