How Many People Are Named Adama?
An estimated 1,047 people in the United States have the first name Adama. It is used for both genders, with 59.6% female. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Adama peaked in popularity in 2007 with 41 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Adama as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Adama paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Adama is a genuinely unisex name, given to both boys and girls in roughly equal numbers.
Estimated Living Americans
1,047
About 1 in 327,368 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
59.6% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2007
41 births
Total Registered
1,066
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Adama
Adama is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (40.4%) and females (59.6%). Out of 1,066 total births registered, 431 were male and 635 were female.
Adama as a male name
Ranked #5,225 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (19 births)
Adama as a female name
Ranked #6,614 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2007 (28 births)
Adama: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Adama span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 341 babies were registered. While Adama is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Adama by Decade
How has Adama tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Adama by State
Birth registrations for Adama span all 3 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Maryland, Pennsylvania. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, Maryland, New York. On average, about 87 Adamas were registered per state.
Adama + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Adama as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Adama
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Adama: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adama?
We estimate approximately 1,047 people named Adama are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 327,368 Americans share this first name.
Is Adama a common name?
Adama is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,066 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Adama most popular?
Adama reached peak popularity in 2007, when 41 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Adama is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Adama a female name?
Adama is predominantly female. 59.6% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Adama Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Adama Smith, Adama Johnson, Adama Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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