אָדָם
Adam means “earth, humankind”
Adam is a boy's name of Biblical origin.
From adamah, ground: the first human, made from soil.
- In Hebrew
- אָדָם
- On an ID card
- אדם
- In English letters
- Adam
- Meaning
- Earth, humankind
- Origin
- Biblical
- Given to
- Boys
- Gematria value
- 45
13,787 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 carry the name Adam.
- 18 of them are women and girls, and 13,769 are men and boys.
- 633 of them were born in 2021, more than in any other year.
- Carriers born 2020 to 2024: 2,937, against 1,746 born 2010 to 2014, so its share of births is growing.
Central Bureau of Statistics register, April 2025. People who changed their name are counted under the one they carry now, and a year with fewer than five shows as zero.
This is how Adam is counted in each population group.
These are the people born 1949 to 2024 who carry the spelling אדם today, in each population group and sex the register lists for it. The rank counts the names given in 2024, and 1 is the most given. A count under 5 is not published, so the table says “fewer than 5”, and 0 means nobody.
| Population group | Carriers | Born in 2024 | Rank in 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jewish girls | 18 | 0 | – |
| Jewish boys | 13,769 | 593 | 27 of 541 |
| Muslim boys | 14,630 | 664 | 4 of 392 |
| Christian Arab boys | 299 | fewer than 5 | – |
| Druze boys | 1,395 | 42 | 1 of 50 |
In 2024, Adam ranked 4 of 392 among the names given to Muslim boys.
Source: the Central Bureau of Statistics table of current first names of people born 1949 to 2024, by sex and population group (release 391/2025 of 8 December 2025, read on 2 November 2026). Groups and sexes with no row for this spelling are left out.
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These are the questions people ask about the name Adam.
What does the name Adam mean?
Adam means “earth, humankind”. Adam is a boy's name of Biblical origin. From adamah, ground: the first human, made from soil.
Is Adam a boy's name or a girl's name?
Adam is mainly a boy's name. Of the 13,787 Jewish Israelis born since 1949 who carry it, 18 are women and girls and 13,769 are men and boys.
How do you write Adam in Hebrew?
Adam is written אדם in Hebrew. With vowel points it is written אָדָם.
How many people in Israel are named Adam?
13,787 Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 carry Adam today. The most were born in 2021. In 2024, Adam ranked 4 of 392 among the names given to Muslim boys.
Counts are Jewish Israelis born 1949 to 2024 who carry the name today, from the Central Bureau of Statistics register of April 2025. Meanings follow the standard etymologies of Hebrew name references, and where nobody can be sure the page says so.