Adenn
A unisex Welsh name of Celtic origin meaning "fiery and burning".
Name Census estimates that about 12 living Americans carry the first name Adenn. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Adenn today is around 16 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adenn births was 2008 (6 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adenn. 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.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Adenn. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
12
~ 1 in 28,562,862 Americans
Peak year
2008
6 babies that year
Average age
16
years old
2012 SSA rank
#10,802
Tracked since 2008
Popularity
Adenn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adenn from the 2000s through to the 2010s, spanning 2 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 6 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
Adenn 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 Adenn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Adenn
The name Adenn is believed to have its origins in the ancient Brittonic Celtic languages spoken in the British Isles during the Iron Age and Roman era. The root of the name may derive from the Proto-Celtic word *ad-enno, meaning "fire born" or "born of fire". This could suggest a connection to ancient pagan rituals or beliefs surrounding fire worship or celestial phenomena.
In the early medieval period, variations of the name such as Aden and Aden appear in Welsh and Cornish records. One of the earliest known individuals with this name was Aden ap Blegywryd, a 6th century Welsh prince and warrior recorded in the genealogies of the ancient Kingdom of Powys.
The name gained some prominence in the 9th century with Aden, King of Dalriada, a Gaelic kingdom located in modern-day Scotland and Northern Ireland. He ruled from around 834 to 849 AD and was a key figure in the early history of the Scottish kingdom.
In the 11th century, the name appears in the form of Adenn in the Armes Prydein, an ancient Welsh prophetic poem often attributed to the bard Myrddin Wyllt (Merlin the Wild). The poem mentions an individual named Adenn as part of a list of warriors and leaders.
During the Middle Ages, the name saw limited usage across various parts of the British Isles, with scattered references in historical records and chronicles. One notable bearer was Adenn ab Owain, a 13th century Welsh landowner and nobleman from the region of Gwynedd.
In more recent times, the name Adenn has remained relatively uncommon, though it has been revived to a degree as a given name, particularly in Wales and Cornwall, where it retains its Celtic roots and associations.
People
Adenn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adenn 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
Adenn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adenn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 12 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adenn 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 28,562,862 US residents.
Is Adenn a common name?
We classify Adenn as "Very Rare". It ranks above 32.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 12 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adenn most popular?
The single biggest year for Adenn was 2008, when 6 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adenn is about 16 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
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 Adenn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adenn a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adenn in the SSA data are male. 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 Adenn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adenn 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 Adenn 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.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How many people share the name Adenn?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.