Fun Facts About the Name Adan
- More than 31 thousand babies named Adan: U.S. records list 31,619 babies given the name Adan from 1880 through 2025. Even 146 girls received the name Adan - about 1 girl for every 216 boys.
What Does the Name Adan Mean?
Adan has two distinct origins. As a form of Adam, it comes from Hebrew and means "man" or "human being." The Hebrew word adam is used in Genesis both for humanity and for the first man, and it is closely related to adamah, "ground" or "earth." A traditional link to adom, "red," is less certain. In Spanish the name is written Adán, and the unaccented Adan is an English spelling of that form.
Separately, the Arabic name ʿAdan (عدن) means "Eden" or "paradise." It comes from the root ʿadn, which is associated with dwelling or settling, and it is also the Arabic name of the Yemeni city Aden. This Arabic name is not related to the Hebrew adam.
Adan Name History & Origins
The Hebrew name Adam appears in Genesis as the name of the first man. It passed into Greek as Adam in the Septuagint and into Latin as Adam in the Vulgate. From Latin it entered the languages of Europe. Spanish developed Adán, with an accent on the second syllable; English often drops the accent, giving Adan. In Somali, Aadan or Adan is a masculine form of the same Adam tradition.
The Arabic name ʿAdan developed separately from the Arabic word for Eden and the city of Aden. It is used as a feminine given name in some Arabic-speaking communities. Because English transliteration often omits accents and diacritics, the single spelling Adan can stand for either the Hebrew-derived name or the Arabic name. The similar-looking Irish name Aidan comes from Aodhán and is not related.
How Popular is the Name Adan?
Adan recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2005. Its best rank was #286 in 2004.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #13,222 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2024 | #15,265 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #15,207 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2022 | #8,031 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 2018 | #11,431 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2017 | #14,148 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2016 | #12,896 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2015 | #8,938 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 2014 | #10,976 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2013 | #13,171 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #14,982 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #17,327 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #12,591 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #17,202 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2005 | #14,520 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #15,469 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #13,535 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1995 | #13,402 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1991 | #13,157 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #10,853 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1986 | #9,549 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1976 | #9,290 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #482 | 625 | 0.0366% |
| 2024 | #495 | 620 | 0.0361% |
| 2023 | #471 | 643 | 0.0376% |
| 2022 | #435 | 711 | 0.0408% |
| 2021 | #461 | 651 | 0.0372% |
| 2020 | #473 | 631 | 0.0366% |
| 2019 | #444 | 686 | 0.0383% |
| 2018 | #450 | 665 | 0.0366% |
| 2017 | #420 | 743 | 0.0402% |
| 2016 | #390 | 819 | 0.0432% |
| 2015 | #396 | 785 | 0.0410% |
| 2014 | #375 | 834 | 0.0434% |
| 2013 | #362 | 870 | 0.0460% |
| 2012 | #354 | 867 | 0.0457% |
| 2011 | #335 | 905 | 0.0477% |
| 2010 | #331 | 944 | 0.0492% |
| 2009 | #293 | 1,126 | 0.0568% |
| 2008 | #299 | 1,112 | 0.0545% |
| 2007 | #307 | 1,080 | 0.0520% |
| 2006 | #302 | 1,099 | 0.0535% |
| 2005 | #287 | 1,157 | 0.0579% |
| 2004 | #286 | 1,114 | 0.0561% |
| 2003 | #409 | 629 | 0.0318% |
| 2002 | #443 | 556 | 0.0286% |
| 2001 | #477 | 493 | 0.0254% |
| 2000 | #503 | 454 | 0.0231% |
| 1999 | #487 | 454 | 0.0236% |
| 1998 | #533 | 383 | 0.0200% |
| 1997 | #507 | 404 | 0.0214% |
| 1996 | #512 | 397 | 0.0210% |
| 1995 | #508 | 404 | 0.0212% |
| 1994 | #539 | 360 | 0.0186% |
| 1993 | #514 | 400 | 0.0204% |
| 1992 | #499 | 406 | 0.0203% |
| 1991 | #533 | 359 | 0.0178% |
| 1990 | #547 | 335 | 0.0163% |
| 1989 | #558 | 300 | 0.0150% |
| 1988 | #563 | 270 | 0.0141% |
| 1987 | #560 | 262 | 0.0140% |
| 1986 | #496 | 310 | 0.0168% |
| 1985 | #569 | 241 | 0.0130% |
| 1984 | #551 | 246 | 0.0136% |
| 1983 | #548 | 234 | 0.0131% |
| 1982 | #572 | 225 | 0.0124% |
| 1981 | #529 | 252 | 0.0141% |
| 1980 | #557 | 237 | 0.0133% |
| 1979 | #637 | 182 | 0.0106% |
| 1978 | #658 | 163 | 0.0099% |
| 1977 | #616 | 186 | 0.0113% |
| 1976 | #596 | 185 | 0.0118% |
| 1975 | #702 | 140 | 0.0090% |
| 1974 | #718 | 130 | 0.0083% |
| 1973 | #658 | 147 | 0.0094% |
| 1972 | #757 | 110 | 0.0068% |
| 1971 | #755 | 118 | 0.0067% |
| 1970 | #788 | 109 | 0.0059% |
| 1969 | #775 | 100 | 0.0056% |
| 1968 | #814 | 83 | 0.0048% |
| 1967 | #786 | 86 | 0.0049% |
| 1966 | #805 | 82 | 0.0046% |
| 1965 | #870 | 71 | 0.0038% |
| 1964 | #860 | 78 | 0.0039% |
| 1963 | #850 | 79 | 0.0039% |
| 1962 | #785 | 94 | 0.0045% |
| 1961 | #989 | 61 | 0.0029% |
| 1960 | #927 | 66 | 0.0031% |
| 1959 | #914 | 70 | 0.0033% |
| 1958 | #950 | 64 | 0.0030% |
| 1957 | #1,041 | 53 | 0.0025% |
| 1956 | #986 | 57 | 0.0027% |
| 1955 | #1,002 | 56 | 0.0027% |
| 1954 | #1,242 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 1953 | #895 | 64 | 0.0032% |
| 1952 | #870 | 65 | 0.0033% |
| 1951 | #1,150 | 39 | 0.0021% |
| 1950 | #844 | 65 | 0.0036% |
| 1949 | #923 | 56 | 0.0032% |
| 1948 | #1,145 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1947 | #916 | 58 | 0.0032% |
| 1946 | #799 | 69 | 0.0042% |
| 1945 | #798 | 60 | 0.0045% |
| 1944 | #878 | 52 | 0.0038% |
| 1943 | #1,018 | 43 | 0.0030% |
| 1942 | #970 | 47 | 0.0034% |
| 1941 | #888 | 51 | 0.0042% |
| 1940 | #1,050 | 38 | 0.0033% |
| 1939 | #1,141 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1938 | #1,095 | 35 | 0.0032% |
| 1937 | #922 | 46 | 0.0043% |
| 1936 | #989 | 40 | 0.0039% |
| 1935 | #992 | 41 | 0.0039% |
| 1934 | #931 | 46 | 0.0045% |
| 1933 | #1,202 | 30 | 0.0030% |
| 1932 | #980 | 45 | 0.0043% |
| 1931 | #1,170 | 34 | 0.0033% |
| 1930 | #958 | 50 | 0.0046% |
| 1929 | #1,139 | 37 | 0.0034% |
| 1928 | #1,003 | 47 | 0.0042% |
| 1927 | #1,012 | 48 | 0.0043% |
| 1926 | #1,432 | 26 | 0.0023% |
| 1925 | #1,332 | 30 | 0.0027% |
| 1924 | #1,355 | 30 | 0.0026% |
| 1923 | #1,420 | 27 | 0.0025% |
| 1922 | #1,695 | 21 | 0.0019% |
| 1921 | #1,296 | 32 | 0.0029% |
| 1920 | #1,505 | 25 | 0.0023% |
| 1919 | #2,065 | 15 | 0.0015% |
| 1918 | #1,710 | 20 | 0.0020% |
| 1917 | #2,091 | 14 | 0.0015% |
| 1916 | #1,771 | 17 | 0.0019% |
| 1915 | #1,878 | 15 | 0.0018% |
| 1914 | #3,266 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1912 | #1,619 | 10 | 0.0023% |
| 1904 | #1,206 | 5 | 0.0039% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Adan Shapes Your Personality and Life?
Powerful and complete. You are good intellectually and require several outlets for your energies. You are not a builder but a planner, and you want others to carry out your plans. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
You are always looking for an opportunity to achieve financial and emotional security. You are basically peacemaker. You understand the law of harmony and desire to balance your life with those around you. You may feel incomplete without someone to share your love, ideals, wealth or work. You can be very sensitive and could appear a bit shy and perceptive. You have developed intuition, patience and the ability to nurture others. You can achieve the state of happiness if you are willing to accept your needs in a complimentary relationship and go to create them.
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