Adom
A masculine name of Hebrew origin meaning "red earth" or "soil".
Name Census estimates that about 255 living Americans carry the first name Adom. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Adom today is around 18 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adom births was 2019 (19 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adom. 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 Adom with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
255
~ 1 in 1,344,135 Americans
Peak year
2019
19 babies that year
Average age
18
years old
2024 SSA rank
#9,886
Tracked since 1974
Census
Adom in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 296 people with the first name Adom, which placed it at #29,744 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
#29,744
National first-name rank
People counted
296
296 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
Black or African American
54.7% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adom
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adom is Black at 54.7%. The next largest groups are White (32.1%) and Hispanic (7.8%). 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 Adom 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 Adom at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- Black or African American54.7% · 162
- White32.1% · 95
- Hispanic or Latino7.8% · 23
- Two or more races3.4% · 10
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 6
Popularity
Adom: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adom from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 86 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Adom remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adom 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 Adom 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 Adom
The name Adom is derived from the Hebrew name Adam, which has its origins in the biblical story of creation. In the Book of Genesis, Adam was the first man created by God and the father of the human race. The name Adam is derived from the Hebrew word 'adamah', meaning 'earth' or 'ground', signifying that Adam was created from the earth.
While the name Adam is well-known and has been widely used throughout history, the variant spelling Adom is less common. It is believed to have emerged as a result of linguistic and cultural influences over time, possibly through transliteration from other languages or regional dialects.
One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Adom can be found in the 12th century, in the works of Rabbi Moses ben Maimon, also known as Maimonides. He was a renowned Jewish philosopher, astronomer, and Torah scholar who lived in Spain and Egypt. In his writings, he referenced an individual named Adom, though little is known about this person's life and significance.
Another notable figure bearing the name Adom was Adom Shikoh, a Mughal prince who lived in the 17th century. He was the eldest son of Emperor Shah Jahan, the builder of the Taj Mahal, and was considered a heir apparent to the Mughal throne. However, after a power struggle with his brother Aurangzeb, Adom Shikoh was imprisoned and executed in 1659.
In literature, the name Adom appears in the works of the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. In his novel "The Brothers Karamazov," one of the characters is named Adom, though the significance of this name choice is not explicitly stated.
Another historical figure with the name Adom was Adom Zapruder, an American dress manufacturer who inadvertently captured the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on film in 1963. His home movie footage, known as the "Zapruder film," became an iconic and highly scrutinized piece of evidence in the investigation of Kennedy's death.
While not as widespread as the more common spelling Adam, the name Adom has had a presence throughout history, often tied to religious, literary, or historical figures. Its origins in the biblical story of creation and its connection to the Hebrew language have contributed to its enduring significance and use over time.
People
Adom + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adom 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
Adom: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adom?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 255 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adom 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 1,344,135 US residents.
Is Adom a common name?
We classify Adom as "Very Rare". It ranks above 77.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 259 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adom most popular?
The single biggest year for Adom was 2019, when 19 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adom is about 18 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adom in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 296 people with the name Adom, or 0.10 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #29,744 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 Adom 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 Adom?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adom leans strongly male. 259 people counted with this name were male (84.6%), compared with 47 female bearers (15.4%). 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 Adom?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adom is Black at 54.7%. The next largest groups are White (32.1%) and Hispanic (7.8%). 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 Adom most often in the Census?
Black is the largest reported group for people named Adom in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.7% (162 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 Adom in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adom a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adom 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 Adom still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adom 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 Adom 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 many people have the name Adom?
If you just want to know how many Americans are named Adom, HowManyOfMe.org gives you the headline number in one glance.