Adana
A feminine name of Turkish origin meaning "island" or "coastal region".
Name Census estimates that about 241 living Americans carry the first name Adana. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Adana today is around 34 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adana births was 2021 (12 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adana. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Adana with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
241
~ 1 in 1,422,217 Americans
Peak year
2021
12 babies that year
Average age
34
years old
2024 SSA rank
#10,255
Tracked since 1954
Census
Adana in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 403 people with the first name Adana, which placed it at #24,052 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#24,052
National first-name rank
People counted
403
403 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
44.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adana
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adana is White at 44.2%. The next largest groups are Black (30.8%) and Hispanic (19.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Adana described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Adana at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White44.2% · 178
- Black or African American30.8% · 124
- Hispanic or Latino19.4% · 78
- Two or more races3.0% · 12
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.7% · 7
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.0% · 4
Popularity
Adana: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adana from the 1950s through to the 2020s, spanning 8 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 1960s, with 50 total registrations. The name continues to be given at rates close to its all-time high, suggesting it has not yet fallen out of fashion.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adana by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Adana during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Adanas live
Origin
Meaning and history of Adana
The name Adana is believed to have its origins in the Anatolian region of modern-day Turkey. It is derived from the ancient Greek word "Adanos," which referred to a mountain god or deity associated with fertility and vegetation. The name is thought to have been in use as early as the 4th century BCE.
Adana was the name of an ancient city located in the southern part of Anatolia, which is now known as the modern city of the same name in Turkey. This city was an important center of trade and culture during the Roman and Byzantine periods, and it is possible that the name became more widely used as a personal name during this time.
One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Adana can be found in the works of the ancient Greek historian Strabo, who lived in the 1st century BCE. He mentions the city of Adana and its importance as a trading hub in his work "Geography."
In the 5th century CE, there was a famous saint known as Saint Adana, who was martyred during the persecutions of Christians in the Roman Empire. Her feast day is celebrated on September 16th in the Eastern Orthodox Church, and she is recognized as a patron saint of Adana, Turkey.
Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals who bore the name Adana. One example is Adana Kalemi (1567-1639), a famous Ottoman calligrapher and poet who was renowned for his mastery of the art of calligraphy.
Another notable figure was Adana Khair (1825-1905), a Turkish poet and writer who was known for her contributions to the literary scene in the Ottoman Empire during the 19th century.
In the field of music, Adana Mürselloğlu (1871-1949) was a renowned Turkish composer and musician who played a significant role in the development of classical Turkish music.
The name Adana also appeared in ancient Greek mythology, where it was associated with the goddess Artemis, who was revered as the protector of young girls and the patron of fertility and childbirth.
While the name Adana is not as common today as it once was, it still holds historical and cultural significance, particularly in the regions of Anatolia and the Middle East, where it has been used for centuries.
People
Adana + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Adana: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adana?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 241 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adana going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 1,422,217 US residents.
Is Adana a common name?
We classify Adana as "Very Rare". It ranks above 76.6% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 262 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adana most popular?
The single biggest year for Adana was 2021, when 12 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adana is about 34 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adana in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 403 people with the name Adana, or 0.13 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #24,052 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Adana in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Adana?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adana leans strongly female. 380 people counted with this name were female (93.4%), compared with 27 male bearers (6.6%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Adana?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adana is White at 44.2%. The next largest groups are Black (30.8%) and Hispanic (19.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Adana most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Adana in the 2020 Census, accounting for 44.2% (178 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Adana in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adana a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adana in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Adana still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adana in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Adana can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How common is the name Adana?
Our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers how many Americans are named Adana at a glance, with the living-bearer count up front.