Total births
16
Recorded 1987–1989 Boys' name Peak 1988 16 births
Adidas — boys' name
16 babies named Adidas in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
1980s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Adidas was born in this single decade.
1988
Single peak year
6 babies were named Adidas in 1988 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Adidas
The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Adidas between 1987 and 1989, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adidas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 6 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Adidas performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 16 births during that ten-year window.
No etymological entry is currently available for Adidas 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 16 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.
Adidas at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1988
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1987
Adidas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1987
- Peak year (1988)
- 6
- Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
Adidas by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- 16 births that decade — 100% of Adidas's all-time total
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Adidas? ▼
16 babies have been named Adidas since 1987. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1988 with 6 births.
When was Adidas most popular? ▼
Adidas was most popular in the 1980s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Adidas been used? ▼
Adidas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 3 years of data through 1989.
What names are similar to Adidas? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aditya, Adin, Adiel, Adil, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
Keep exploring Adidas
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Adin Boy
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Adiel Boy
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Adil Boy
#3169 1,504 births
Adian Boy
#5737 1,194 births
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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, 1987–1989 (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.