Name
Adam
Meaning
Adam is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning “earth, ground”.
Adam, the first man of Genesis, takes his name from the Hebrew adamah, the ground from which he was formed, with a likely echo of adom, red, for the color of clay. Few names link a person to the earth more literally, and it has remained current in nearly every Western language for a millennium.
A top-100 boys' name across the US, UK, and France for decades.
Popularity in the United States
Boys
Ranked #101 in 2025 · peak #18 in 1984
Data: US Social Security Administration, top-1000 ranks.
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Adam is a masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning “earth, ground”. Adam, the first man of Genesis, takes his name from the Hebrew adamah, the ground from which he was formed, with a likely echo of adom, red, for the color of clay.
Adam is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. It is a top-100 boys' name across the US, UK, and France for decades.
The name Adam comes from Hebrew. Adam, the first man of Genesis, takes his name from the Hebrew adamah, the ground from which he was formed, with a likely echo of adom, red, for the color of clay. Few names link a person to the earth more literally, and it has remained current in nearly every Western language for a millennium.
Adam is pronounced AD-am.
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