Boys' name · since 1970
Adnan
2,996 babies named Adnan in U.S. Social Security records since 1970, with the highest year being 2023. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,542 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,996
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adnan currently ranks #1542 among boys' names in America, with 2,996 babies recorded since 1970.
Adnan has 2,996 recorded births among boys since 1970, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1542 as of the latest data, more common than 89% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1970 to 2025.
- #2,539 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,542 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 2,996 born since 1970
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adnan ranks #2,539 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,542 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 2,996 born since 1970, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,539 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,542 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,996
- born since 1970
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adnan's 2,996 recorded births place it above 94.41% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
17 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Adnan compares
2,996 Top 18% higher than 82% 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
Adnan's all-time total is 8x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adnan | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,996 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 118 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adnan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Adnan splits its recorded history at 1998: 78% of all births land in the more recent half, 22% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1970 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 118 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Adnan popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1970–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 118
- Annual births at peak, across 56 years of records
Adnan by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (802 births, 27% of the file).
2010s was Adnan's strongest decade.
802 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Adnan births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 99
1970s
99 births
- 1980s 260
1980s
260 births
- 1990s
1990s
433 births
- 2000s
2000s
768 births
- 2010s
2010s
802 births
- 2020s
2020s
634 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 802 births (27% of all-time use).
How Adnan 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 Adnan's total volume
Adnan by state
Where Adnan concentrates geographically, total births since 1970
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 445 | 14.9% |
| #2 | California | | 261 | 8.7% |
| #3 | Minnesota | | 218 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 147 | 4.9% |
| #5 | Texas | | 101 | 3.4% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 91 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 55 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Virginia | | 46 | 1.5% |
445 of 2,996 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 17 reporting states.
Adnan appears in 17 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adnan's data
- Adnan's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (802 total births) through the 2020s (634) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Adnans (445 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Adnan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~55 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, 1970–2025 (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 Adnan 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.