How Many People Are Named Adams?
An estimated 1,035 people in the United States have the first name Adams. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 32 years old, and Adams peaked in popularity in 1983 with 42 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Adams 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 Adams paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,035
About 1 in 331,164 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
32
years old
Peak Year
1983
42 births
Total Registered
1,196
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Adams
Adams is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,196 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Adams as a male name
Ranked #3,207 in 2024
37 male births in 2024
Peak: 1983 (42 births)
Adams: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Adams span from the 1890s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1980s, when 328 babies were registered. While Adams is less common than at its peak in the 1980s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Adams by Decade
How has Adams 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.
Adams by State
Birth registrations for Adams span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Florida, California, New York. The lowest are in Ohio, New York, California. On average, about 25 Adamss were registered per state.
Adams + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Adams as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Adams: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adams?
We estimate approximately 1,035 people named Adams 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 331,164 Americans share this first name.
Is Adams a common name?
Adams is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,196 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Adams most popular?
Adams reached peak popularity in 1983, when 42 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Adams is approximately 32 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Adams a male name?
Adams is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Adams Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Adams Smith, Adams Johnson, Adams 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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