Is Adama a boy or girl name?

Adama is a unisex name. Of the 1,108 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 59.5% were girls and 40.5% were boys. It changed hands in 2025, and has gone mainly to girls since.

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Adama

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Adama was most popular in 2007, when 41 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,571 that year. In 2025 it ranked #6,507, with 40 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 1,108 people named Adama.

Adama over time

Births per year. The dot marks Adama’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Adama a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Adama is a unisex name — 59.5% of the 1,108 Americans given it were girls and 40.5% were boys. It changed hands: since 2025 it has gone mainly to girls, having gone mainly to boys before that. In births since 2016 it is 59% girls and 41% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Adama

Where Adama is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

New York 11.8×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org