Adam
Adam is a popular choice in the UK, ranked #26 in 2025. There's a good chance they'll share their name with at least one classmate throughout school.
About the Name Adam
Adam ranked #26 in 2025, down from its peak of #16 in 1996 — still a familiar name, but past its high point. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996. It has spent 30 of the last 30 years inside the UK top 100 — a mark of enduring mainstream appeal.
Adam is a very popular name in the UK — yet a class of 28 is small enough that your child will very likely be the only Adam on the register.
In the US it sits at #100 — notably more popular in the UK than across the Atlantic.
⭐ Famous People Named Adam
- Adam Garcia — Adam Garcia is an Australian actor who is best known for lead roles in musicals such as Saturday Night Fever and Kiss Me, Kate.
- Omer Adam — Omer Adam is an Israeli singer whose music fuses elements of Mizrahi music (a type of Middle Eastern music) with Western pop instrumentation.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Adam
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Adam
Almost certainly the only Adam in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
US Popularity (2020–2025)
Rank · SSA official data
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