Adama

#5,554 for girls in 2025, 22 births · #5,208 for boys in 2025, 18 births
Given to girls 59.5% of the time

Showing
Show data for
Peak · girls
#5,009
2001 · 23 births
Debut · girls
1973
5 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
659
since 1973

Adama over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020202006peak #5,009, 2001peak #3,168, 1979girlsboys
Hover or use arrow keys to read values by year; click or press Enter to open that year.

Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

Show data table
Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#5,55422#5,20818
2024#6,39418#5,24118
2023#5,96020#5,92715
2022#5,79321#5,63316
2021#6,69117#8,1669
2020#5,16824#5,45116
2019#5,61222#7,64310
2018#5,31524#6,70312
2017#5,66122#4,93519
2016#6,40119#5,78915
2015#5,28825#5,74615
2014#8,05314#5,99714
2013#7,74815#5,17117
2012#7,80415#5,48216
2011#5,54324#5,20017
2010#7,51316#7,59110
2009#6,81119#5,80015
2008#8,96513#6,39313
2007#5,09728#6,26213
2006#5,70923#7,42710
2005#5,80021#5,03416
2004#5,55522#7,5369
2003#9,04811#6,71510
2002#5,89719#5,72512
2001#5,00923#7,5368
2000#7,58013#7,4168
1999#5,42419#6,04210
1998#7,10413#6,8438
1997#8,33410—
1996#13,5185#6,4968
1995#8,07910—
1994—#8,8005
1993#8,7199#6,8167
1992#11,7386—
1991#8,5889—
1990#12,9585—
1989—#6,2297
1988——
1987#9,8256#5,4597
1986#10,9125—
1985—#6,5235
1984#8,1537#3,92510
1983#9,0156—
1982——
1981#9,1106—
1980#9,0956#3,43012
1979—#3,16813
1978#8,5626#5,0596
1977——
1976#7,2967—
1975#5,9849—
1974——
1973#8,4235—
1972——
1971——
1970——
1969——
1968——
1967——
1966——
1965——
1964——
1963——
1962——
1961——
1960——
1959——
1958——
1957——
1956——
1955——
1954——
1953——
1952——
1951——
1950——
1949——
1948——
1947——
1946——
1945——
1944——
1943——
1942——
1941——
1940——
1939——
1938——
1937——
1936——
1935——
1934——
1933——
1932——
1931——
1930——
1929——
1928——
1927——
1926——
1925——
1924——
1923——
1922——
1921——
1920——
1919——
1918——
1917——
1916——
1915——
1914——
1913——
1912——
1911——
1910——
1909——
1908——
1907——
1906——
1905——
1904——
1903——
1902——
1901——
1900——
1899——
1898——
1897——
1896——
1895——
1894——
1893——
1892——
1891——
1890——
1889——
1888——
1887——
1886——
1885——
1884——
1883——
1882——
1881——
1880——
First appearance
1973

The first year at least five girls were named Adama! It came in at #8,423, and was given to 5 baby girls.

Quietest stretch: 1973–1974, when fewer than 6 girls a year got the name.

Where Adama is popular in 2006

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedMINew York: #1,170 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 8,044 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Adama, so not publishedFL

Hover or tap a state for its numbers.

Top states · girls
  1. New York#1,170 · 1 in 8,044

Best ever in a state: #726 in Maryland, 1999.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
New York#1,170121 in 8,044
Alabama———
Alaska———
Arizona———
Arkansas———
California———
Colorado———
Connecticut———
Delaware———
District of Columbia———
Florida———
Georgia———
Hawaii———
Idaho———
Illinois———
Indiana———
Iowa———
Kansas———
Kentucky———
Louisiana———
Maine———
Maryland———
Massachusetts———
Michigan———
Minnesota———
Mississippi———
Missouri———
Montana———
Nebraska———
Nevada———
New Hampshire———
New Jersey———
New Mexico———
North Carolina———
North Dakota———
Ohio———
Oklahoma———
Oregon———
Pennsylvania———
Rhode Island———
South Carolina———
South Dakota———
Tennessee———
Texas———
Utah———
Vermont———
Virginia———
Washington———
West Virginia———
Wisconsin———
Wyoming———

Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Adama
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 840 spots since 2024 (#6,394 → #5,554)
  • 386 spots since 2020 (#5,168 → #5,554)
  • 266 spots since 2015 (#5,288 → #5,554)
Rise & fade · girls
28 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1973
  • Peaked 2001 at #5,009 (23 births)
  • Births halved by 2003, 2 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Never in the top 1,000
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: never
Share of babies · girls
1 in 67,356
  • Highest: 1 in 67,356 girls born in 2020 were named Adama (0.00%)
  • Latest: 1 in 73,058 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #5,009 in 2001, was only 1 in 78,288 (0.00%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 2010s
  • 29.7% of all girls named Adama (196) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 2014
  • Mostly boys until 2013, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1970s27#5,984 (1975)#7,566
1980s36#8,153 (1984)#9,352
1990s86#5,424 (1999)#9,385
2000s192#5,009 (2001)#6,547
2010s196#5,288 (2015)#6,494
2020s122#5,168 (2020)#5,927

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Adama in 2006

girls
#5,709
23 births · 1 in 82,661 girls
boys
#7,427
10 births · 1 in 205,527 boys

Top girls' names in 2006

  1. #1Emily21,412
  2. #2Emma19,133
  3. #3Madison18,635
  4. #4Isabella18,231
  5. #5Ava16,941
  6. #6Abigail15,633
  7. #7Olivia15,508
  8. #8Hannah14,556
  9. #9Sophia13,503
  10. #10Samantha12,470
  11. #5,709Adama23

Top boys' names in 2006

  1. #1Jacob24,871
  2. #2Michael22,653
  3. #3Joshua22,336
  4. #4Ethan20,522
  5. #5Matthew20,339
  6. #6Daniel20,082
  7. #7Andrew19,733
  8. #8Christopher19,688
  9. #9Anthony19,413
  10. #10William18,965
  11. #7,427Adama10
More about 2006

girls

1,901,209 girls got a published name in 2006; 1 in 82,661 of them was named Adama, which outranked 71.5% of the 20,064 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 8.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adama
  1. #5,545Ziara24
  2. #5,545Ziona24
  3. #5,545Zyaira24
  4. #5,709Adama23
  5. #5,709Aariana23
  6. #5,709Addalyn23
  7. #5,709Adelaida23
  8. #5,906Aaliyha22
  9. #5,906Abbygayle22
  10. #5,906Adaly22

Tied with 196 names at #5,709; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 8,571Bethzy#9,452 → #881
  2. ↑ 1,747Rihanna#2,278 → #531
  3. ↑ 965Yaretzi#1,803 → #838
  4. ↑ 921Betsy#1,668 → #747
  5. ↑ 612Evangeline#1,210 → #598
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,134Mikalah#806 → #2,940
  2. ↓ 1,275Jolette#954 → #2,229
  3. ↓ 756Karol#818 → #1,574
  4. ↓ 446Litzy#388 → #834
  5. ↓ 305Devon#963 → #1,268

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

2,055,273 boys got a published name in 2006; 1 in 205,527 of them was named Adama, which outranked 47.1% of the 14,047 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.1% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adama
  1. #6,904Zyad11
  2. #6,904Zylan11
  3. #6,904Zymier11
  4. #7,427Adama10
  5. #7,427Abdoulie10
  6. #7,427Abdulraheem10
  7. #7,427Abir10
  8. #7,998Aadam9
  9. #7,998Abdel9
  10. #7,998Abdirashid9

Tied with 570 names at #7,427; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 2005
Risers
  1. ↑ 792Bode#1,648 → #856
  2. ↑ 790Talen#1,691 → #901
  3. ↑ 677Kingston#1,603 → #926
  4. ↑ 634Imanol#1,619 → #985
  5. ↑ 590Yandel#1,266 → #676
Fallers
  1. ↓ 2,208Baby#945 → #3,153
  2. ↓ 609Kanye#892 → #1,501
  3. ↓ 442Amarion#628 → #1,070
  4. ↓ 308Omarion#420 → #728
  5. ↓ 224Johnpaul#739 → #963

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 2006 →