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Adan

Adan means "Spanish form of Adam" and comes from Spanish, giving it real etymological depth as a boy's name. It has been climbing steadily, peaking most recently in the 2000s. Today, it is comfortably in the mainstream in the registry. In total, about 26,334 American babies have carried this name since 1900.

SpanishSpanish form of Adam
HebrewHebrew – "man, earth"
Births by decade
1900s
5
1910s
96
1920s
323
1930s
397
1940s
514
1950s
569
1960s
800
1970s
1,477
1980s
2,588
1990s
3,912
2000s
8,847
2010s
6,806
Peaked in the 2000s · 26,334 total U.S. births since 1900