Adam Putnam
There are approximately 32 people named Adam Putnam living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 10,711,073 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Adam with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Putnam. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
32
1 in 10,711,073
Named Adam
541K
Alive today
Named Putnam
20K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 541K
Rarity: Very Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1984
Average age: 36
Top Census group: White (80.9%)
Estimated bearers: 20K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #2,022
Per 100K: 5.85
Top ancestry: White (91.1%)
First name trend
Adam: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Adam. The peak year was 1984 with 24,082 births. The average person named Adam today is 36 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adam
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Adam, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 80.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Adam described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Adam at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White80.9% · 401,312
- Hispanic or Latino10.2% · 50,775
- Two or more races3.5% · 17,159
- Black or African American2.9% · 14,588
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.0% · 9,901
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.5% · 2,563
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Putnam surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Putnam, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 91.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Putnam described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Putnam at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White91.1% · 15,912
- Two or more races3.1% · 541
- Hispanic or Latino2.9% · 514
- Black or African American1.6% · 286
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.9% · 152
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.4% · 68
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Adam has a living-bearer frequency of 0.1577% of the US population, based on 540,647 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Adam right now.
The surname Putnam appears at a rate of 5.85 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0058%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 32 people with the full name Adam Putnam. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Adam
FAQ
Adam Putnam: questions and answers
How many people are named Adam Putnam?
We estimate approximately 32 people in the United States share the full name Adam Putnam. That works out to about 1 in 10,711,073 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.1577%) with the surname frequency (5.85 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Adam Putnam?
We classify Adam Putnam as "Very Rare". About 1 in 10,711,073 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Adam a male or female name?
Adam is predominantly male. Out of 578,925 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Adam profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How common is the name Adam Putnam?
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