Adama
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- ah-DAH-mah
- Origin
- Hebrew
- UK rank, 2025
- #4,935 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #5,553 for girls
Adama is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “man, earth”. In 2025 it ranked 4,935th for girls in the UK (4 babies) and 5,553rd for girls in the US (22 babies).
What does Adama mean?
Hebrew: West African form of Adam
“man, earth”
West African form of Adam, linked to the Hebrew word adamah, earth or ground.
Is Adama a girl's or a boy's name?
Adama is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 4 girls in the UK and 22 girls and 18 boys in the US.
How popular is Adama in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,935among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 4about 1 in 70,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 21% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 4 girls in the UK were named Adama, making it the 4,935th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,274th. Its busiest year was 2012, with 13 girls.
2025 had fewer girls named Adama than any year since 2019.
Half of all the girls named Adama in the UK since 1996 were born between 2006 and 2018. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2017, 50% of the babies named Adama in the UK were girls.
Among girls in 2025, it was 4,866th in England and Wales.
Adama in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 | #4,935 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 8 | #3,098 |
| 2022 | 8 | #3,050 |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 7 | #3,274 |
| 2019 | 1 | #7,346 |
| 2018 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2017 | 7 | #3,395 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 6 | #3,702 |
| 2013 | 6 | #3,719 |
| 2012 | 13 | #2,210 |
| 2011 | 7 | #3,360 |
| 2010 | 7 | #3,308 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 5 | #3,724 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 4 | #3,916 |
| 2003 | 7 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Adama in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,553among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 73,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 14% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 22 girls in the US were named Adama, making it the 5,553rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,165th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1973. 18 boys were also named Adama in 2025 (5,207th for boys).
2025 had more girls named Adama than any year since 2020.
Half of all the girls named Adama in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 55% of the babies named Adama in the US were girls.
Adama in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #5,553 |
| 2024 | 18 | #6,391 |
| 2023 | 20 | #5,955 |
| 2022 | 21 | #5,790 |
| 2021 | 17 | #6,686 |
| 2020 | 24 | #5,165 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 24 | #5,311 |
| 2017 | 22 | #5,657 |
| 2016 | 19 | #6,398 |
| 2015 | 25 | #5,286 |
| 2014 | 14 | #8,050 |
| 2013 | 15 | #7,744 |
| 2012 | 15 | #7,800 |
| 2011 | 24 | #5,541 |
| 2010 | 16 | #7,510 |
| 2009 | 19 | #6,808 |
| 2008 | 13 | #8,961 |
| 2007 | 28 | #5,095 |
| 2006 | 23 | #5,708 |
| 2005 | 21 | #5,795 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5,551 |
| 2003 | 11 | #9,043 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 23 | #5,004 |
| 2000 | 13 | #7,574 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 13 | #7,099 |
| 1997 | 10 | #8,329 |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
| 1995 | 10 | #8,074 |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 9 | #8,712 |
| 1992 | 6 | #11,730 |
| 1991 | 9 | #8,580 |
| 1990 | 5 | #12,952 |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 6 | #9,820 |
| 1986 | 5 | #10,907 |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 7 | #8,149 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 6 | #9,093 |
| 1979 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 6 | #8,560 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 7 | #7,294 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 5 | #8,421 |
Names like Adama
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Amira Safa Aaliyah Hawa Khadija Ayla Amara Amina Amaya Hafsa Arwa Ayra
Names related to Adama
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Adama: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/adama, updated 20 October 2026.