Boys' name · since 1898
Adams
Adams has 1,230 recorded births since 1898 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1983 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4,501 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,461 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,230
- born since 1898
- 1980s
- peak decade
1,230 babies have been named Adams since 1898, making it today's #3461 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Adams recorded 1,230 times among boys since 1898, holding rank #3461 nationally today, ahead of 75% of boys, peaking in the 1980s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2025.
- #4,501 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #3,461 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,230 born since 1898
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adams ranks #4,501 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,461 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,230 born since 1898, peaking in the 1980s.
- #4,501 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #3,461 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,230
- born since 1898
- 1980s
- peak decade
Adams's 1,230 recorded births place it above 90.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Adams compares
1,230 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Adams's all-time total is 3x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adams | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,230 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 42 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adams's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adams's SSA record in two at 1983 and the more recent half accounts for 64% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 36%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1913, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1983 peak of 42, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adams popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2025
- Peak year (1983)
- 42
- Annual births at peak, across 128 years of records
Adams by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (329 births, 27% of the file).
1980s was Adams's strongest decade.
329 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Adams births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 7
1890s
7 births
- 1910s 42
1910s
42 births
- 1920s 40
1920s
40 births
- 1930s 39
1930s
39 births
- 1950s 18
1950s
18 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s
1970s
161 births
- 1980s
1980s
329 births
- 1990s
1990s
134 births
- 2000s 119
2000s
119 births
- 2010s
2010s
137 births
- 2020s
2020s
158 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 329 births (27% of all-time use).
How Adams 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 Adams's total volume
Adams by state
Where Adams concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 58 | 4.7% |
| #2 | California | | 23 | 1.9% |
| #3 | New York | | 20 | 1.6% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 7 | 0.6% |
58 of 1,230 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Adams's data
- Adams's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (329 total births) through the 2020s (158) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Adamss (58 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Adams: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1983)
Similar record span (~127 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, 1898–2025 (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 Adams 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.