Meaning of the nameAdam
- Male
- Hebrew origin
- A-dam
- Biblical name
Adam is a male name of Hebrew origin meaning 'man', and Adão is the traditional Portuguese form of the same name.
- People (2022)
- 6,114
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,381
- Median age
- 10 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,754
- people
Adam in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Adam, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2010s (1,688 people).
88 women 6,026 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Adam is most common
States with the highest share of people named Adam in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Amazonas 0.011%
- Pará 0.006%
- Paraná 0.005%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
- Santa Catarina 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 1,307 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 518 | 0.005% |
| Pará | 504 | 0.006% |
| Amazonas | 434 | 0.011% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 428 | 0.003% |
| Minas Gerais | 389 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 292 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 287 | 0.003% |
| Santa Catarina | 235 | 0.003% |
| Ceará | 230 | 0.003% |
| Maranhão | 204 | 0.003% |
| Pernambuco | 190 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 140 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 112 | 0.004% |
| Espírito Santo | 95 | 0.003% |
| Amapá | 89 | 0.012% |
| Mato Grosso | 88 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 87 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 79 | 0.003% |
| Paraíba | 67 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 67 | 0.003% |
| Alagoas | 64 | 0.002% |
| Rondônia | 55 | 0.004% |
| Piauí | 48 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 43 | 0.007% |
| Tocantins | 35 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 27 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Adam
Adam comes from the Hebrew אָדָם (adam), which Wiktionary glosses as 'earth, man, soil, light brown', a word linked to adamah, 'red earth, ground'. Behind the Name says the name comes from the Hebrew word for 'man' and cites two possible explanations: a root meaning 'to be red' or the Akkadian adamu, 'to make'. In the Bible, Adam is the first man, formed from the earth in Genesis. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 6,114 people named Adam, with a median age of 10. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil records Adan, Adann, Adham, Adhan, Hadam and Hadan as spelling variants.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Adam · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Behind the Name: Adam · behindthename.com · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Adam · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling
Questions about the name Adam
What does the name Adam mean?
Adam means “man”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.
How many people are named Adam in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 6,114 people with the first name Adam, which ranks it number 2,381 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2010s.
Is Adam a boy's or a girl's name?
Adam is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 88 women and 6,026 men had this name.
What is the origin of the name Adam?
Adam is a name of Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Adam most common?
Proportionally, in Amazonas: 0.011% of the state's population is named Adam (434 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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