How Many People Are Named Adan?
An estimated 29,256 people in the United States have the first name Adan. It is predominantly male (99.5%). The average bearer is 23 years old, and Adan peaked in popularity in 2005 with 1,163 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Adan 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 Adan paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Adan is overwhelmingly male, 140 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
29,256
About 1 in 11,716 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.5% confidence
Average Age
23
years old
Peak Year
2005
1,163 births
Total Registered
30,988
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Adan
Adan is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 30,988 total births registered, 99.5% were male.
Adan as a male name
Ranked #495 in 2024
620 male births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (1,157 births)
Adan as a female name
Ranked #15,265 in 2024
5 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (13 births)
Adan: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Adan span from the 1900s to the 2020s, covering 13 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 8,855 babies were registered. While Adan is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Adan by Decade
How has Adan 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.
Adan by State
Birth registrations for Adan span all 37 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Louisiana, Connecticut, Massachusetts. On average, about 774 Adans were registered per state.
Adan + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Adan as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Adan
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
Adan: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adan?
We estimate approximately 29,256 people named Adan 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 11,716 Americans share this first name.
Is Adan a common name?
Adan is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 30,988 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Adan most popular?
Adan reached peak popularity in 2005, when 1,163 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Adan is approximately 23 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Adan a male name?
Adan is predominantly male. 99.5% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Adan Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Adan Smith, Adan Johnson, Adan 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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