Adham
Boy · AD-ham · Arabic
Adham is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “black, dark”. In 2025 it ranked 3,329th for boys in the UK (6 babies) and 3,582nd for boys in the US (31 babies).
What does Adham mean?
Arabic
“black, dark”
In classical Arabic adham describes a black horse; Ibrahim ibn Adham was a famous early Sufi ascetic.
- Say it
- AD-ham
Is Adham a girl's or a boy's name?
Adham is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 6 boys in the UK and 31 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Adham in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,329among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6about 1 in 50,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 79% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 6 boys in the UK were named Adham, making it the 3,329th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,025th. Its busiest year was 2024, with 15 boys.
Half of all the boys named Adham in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2017. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Among boys in 2025, it was 3,239th in England and Wales.
Adham in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | #3,329 |
| 2024 | 15 | #1,745 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 9 | #2,457 |
| 2021 | 9 | #2,434 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,025 |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 7 | #2,823 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,306 |
| 2016 | 3 | #5,015 |
| 2015 | 9 | #2,425 |
| 2014 | 1 | #6,179 |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 14 | #1,697 |
| 2010 | 12 | #1,887 |
| 2009 | 10 | #2,084 |
| 2008 | 13 | #1,696 |
| 2007 | 11 | #1,848 |
| 2006 | 9 | #1,995 |
| 2005 | 13 | #1,522 |
| 2004 | 12 | #1,494 |
| 2003 | 8 | #1,880 |
| 2002 | 8 | #1,728 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,369 |
| 2000 | 8 | #1,637 |
| 1999 | 12 | #1,188 |
| 1998 | 9 | #1,446 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 11 | #1,215 |
How popular is Adham in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,582among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31about 1 in 55,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadydown 1% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the US were named Adham, making it the 3,582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,137th. Its busiest year was 2014, with 48 boys. It first appears in the records in 1979.
Half of all the boys named Adham in the US since 1880 were born between 2000 and 2017, the years shaded on the chart below.
Adham in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,582 |
| 2024 | 26 | #4,069 |
| 2023 | 25 | #4,216 |
| 2022 | 37 | #3,214 |
| 2021 | 23 | #4,358 |
| 2020 | 24 | #4,137 |
| 2019 | 30 | #3,633 |
| 2018 | 29 | #3,704 |
| 2017 | 24 | #4,220 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,357 |
| 2015 | 23 | #4,293 |
| 2014 | 48 | #2,540 |
| 2013 | 25 | #3,962 |
| 2012 | 20 | #4,682 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3,509 |
| 2010 | 24 | #4,098 |
| 2009 | 29 | #3,637 |
| 2008 | 27 | #3,820 |
| 2007 | 21 | #4,491 |
| 2006 | 26 | #3,780 |
| 2005 | 25 | #3,706 |
| 2004 | 25 | #3,632 |
| 2003 | 24 | #3,621 |
| 2002 | 40 | #2,466 |
| 2001 | 25 | #3,405 |
| 2000 | 28 | #3,069 |
| 1999 | 23 | #3,372 |
| 1998 | 16 | #4,193 |
| 1997 | 26 | #2,899 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,390 |
| 1995 | 10 | #5,495 |
| 1994 | 16 | #3,905 |
| 1993 | 17 | #3,655 |
| 1992 | 15 | #3,912 |
| 1991 | 11 | #4,752 |
| 1990 | 16 | #3,601 |
| 1989 | 16 | #3,440 |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 10 | #4,233 |
| 1986 | 8 | #4,848 |
| 1985 | 6 | #5,780 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
Names like Adham
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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