Boys' name · since 1974

Adom

259 babies named Adom in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#11,455 of 45,481
all-time among boys
259
born since 1974
2010s
peak decade

Adom is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 259 have been recorded since 1974.

Social Security Administration records show Adom recorded 259 times among boys since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2024.

  • #11,455 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 259 born since 1974
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adom ranks #11,455 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 259 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.

#11,455 of 45,481
all-time among boys
259
born since 1974
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Adom's 259 recorded births place it above 74.78% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Adom's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Adom's full recorded timeline at 2006, 64% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 36% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1978, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2019 peak of 19 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Adom popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2019)
19
Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
05101520 197419891994199920062013201720212024 7

Adom by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (86 births, 33% of the file).

2010s was Adom's strongest decade.

86 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.

Adom births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 86 births (33% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adom? ▼
259 babies have been named Adom since 1974. All-time, it sits at #11,455 of 45,481 boys' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2024. The peak year was 2019 with 19 births.
Where does Adom sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adom ranks #11,455 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Adom most popular? ▼
Adom was most popular in the 2010s decade with 86 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Adom been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Adom since 1974 -- 51 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Adom? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adonis, Adolph, Adolfo, Adolphus, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Adom's data

  • Adom's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (86 total births) through the 2020s (56) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Adom

Nearby Names Like Adom

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Adom

Adonis Boy
#241 21,593 births
Adolph Boy
18,745 births
Adolfo Boy
#1886 16,195 births
Adolphus Boy
4,109 births
Adolf Boy
1,394 births

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Related Names

Names with a similar number of total births

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Seymore
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Orlen
259 births · Peak 1934
Arwin #8306
259 births · Peak 2019
Tramayne
259 births · Peak 1980
Najeeb
259 births · Peak 2001
Melquan
259 births · Peak 1992

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Adom: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1974–2024 (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 Adom 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.