Boys' name · since 1965
Addam
Addam has 753 recorded births since 1965 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1984 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #6,131 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 753
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
753 babies have been named Addam since 1965, making it today's #12278 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Addam recorded 753 times among boys since 1965, holding rank #12278 nationally today, ahead of 12% 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 1965 to 2025.
- #6,131 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #12,278 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 753 born since 1965
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Addam ranks #6,131 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #12,278 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 753 born since 1965, peaking in the 1980s.
- #6,131 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #12,278 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 753
- born since 1965
- 1980s
- peak decade
Addam's 753 recorded births place it above 86.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Addam compares
753 Top 36% higher than 64% 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
Addam's all-time total is 104% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Addam | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 753 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Addam's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Addam's full recorded timeline at 1995, 35% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 65% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 2012, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1984 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Addam popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1965–2025
- Peak year (1984)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 61 years of records
Addam by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (228 births, 30% of the file).
1980s was Addam's strongest decade.
228 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Addam births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 6
1960s
6 births
- 1970s
1970s
138 births
- 1980s
1980s
228 births
- 1990s
1990s
193 births
- 2000s
2000s
118 births
- 2010s 54
2010s
54 births
- 2020s 16
2020s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 228 births (30% of all-time use).
How Addam 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 Addam's total volume
Addam by state
Where Addam concentrates geographically, total births since 1965
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 17 | 2.3% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 5 | 0.7% |
17 of 753 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Addam's data
- Addam's decade-level peak was the 1980s (228 total births); usage has since declined to 16 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Addams (17 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Addam: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1984)
Similar record span (~60 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, 1965–2025 (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 Addam 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.