Recorded 1992–2001 Boys' name Peak 1998 36 births

Adhemar — boys' name

36 babies named Adhemar in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s232000s13
1990s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Adhemar was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

10 babies were named Adhemar in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adhemar

The Social Security Administration has registered 36 babies named Adhemar between 1992 and 2001, spanning 10 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adhemar currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adhemar performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 23 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Adhemar shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Adhemar in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adhemar in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 36 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adhemar at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

36

Since 1992

10 years of records

Peak year

1998

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1992

Recorded for 10 years

Last year on file: 2001

Adhemar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1992

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1998)
10
Annual births at peak — across 10 years of records
4681012 20012000199919981992 6

Adhemar by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
23 births that decade — 64% of Adhemar's all-time total
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Adhemar by state

Where Adhemar concentrates geographically — total births since 1992

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Adhemar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
8 22.2%
#2 California
5 13.9%
New York share of Adhemar's total US births 22.2%
Even split

8 of 36 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adhemar?
36 babies have been named Adhemar since 1992. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1998 with 10 births.
When was Adhemar most popular?
Adhemar was most popular in the 1990s decade with 23 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Adhemar most popular?
The top states for the name Adhemar are New York (8 births), California (5 births).
How long has the name Adhemar been used?
Adhemar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 10 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Adhemar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adham, Adhrit, Adhvik, Adharv, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1992–2001 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.