Boys' name · since 1914
Adin
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 3,269 babies named Adin, peaking in 2007. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2016
- among boys today
- 3,269
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 86%
- more common than other boys
Adin currently ranks #2016 among boys' names in America, with 3,269 babies recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adin has been recorded 3,269 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #2016 nationally and more common than 86% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #2016 among boys today
- 3,269 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
- 86% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Adin is currently the #2016 boys' name in America, more common than 86% of boys - 3,269 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2016
- among boys today
- 3,269
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 86%
- more common than other boys
Adin vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
More common than 86% of names given to boys today.
46% of everyone ever named Adin was born in this single decade.
198 babies were named Adin in 2007 - its busiest year on record.
How Adin compares
3,269 Top 16% higher than 84% of 14,294 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
Adin's all-time total is 9x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adin | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,269 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 198 | 23 | 22,252 |
Adin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adin's full recorded timeline at 1989, 92% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 8% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1915, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2007 peak of 198 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adin at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Adin popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 198
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Currently ranks #2016 among boys.
3,269 total births across 112 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2007 with 198 births in a single year.
Adin popularity over time - girls
86 total births recorded since 2001 (Adin as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Adin accounts for 3% of total recorded use across both genders.
Adin by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Adin's strongest decade.
1,488 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Adin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 36
1910s
36 births
- 1920s 45
1920s
45 births
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s 22
1940s
22 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 59
1970s
59 births
- 1980s 64
1980s
64 births
- 1990s 242
1990s
242 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,488 births
- 2010s
2010s
904 births
- 2020s 369
2020s
369 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 1,488 births (46% of all-time use).
Adin decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,488 births
- Runner-up 904 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
How Adin 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 Adin's total volume
Adin vs 15 similarly-sized boys names
Adin by state
Where Adin concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 300 | 9.2% |
| #2 | New York | | 186 | 5.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 180 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 123 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 103 | 3.2% |
| #6 | Missouri | | 90 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 77 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 75 | 2.3% |
300 of 3,269 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 9.2% of nationwide
- New York 5.7% of nationwide
- Texas 5.5% of nationwide
- Florida 3.8% of nationwide
- Pennsylvania 3.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 28 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 9.2% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Adin appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adin's data
- Adin's decade-level peak was the 2000s (1,488 total births); usage has since declined to 369 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Adins (300 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Adin: #2016 Boys' Name - 3,269 Births, Peak 2007." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/adin. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Adin 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 June 2026.
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