Adams Forename

15,995th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 59,362 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Ghana

Adams Forename Definition:

A Modern usage name, meaning: Second and sixth presidents of the United States.

Adams Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria
100%
32,9621:5,387864
Ghana
86%
 
11,9681:2,255372
Kenya
100%
3,5241:13,1401,524
Malawi
100%
2,1791:7,853954
United States
95%
 
2,1501:168,6226,359
Brazil
62%
 
6431:333,18212,526
Zambia-5131:30,9062,302
Uganda
96%
 
4811:85,1504,145
Egypt
100%
4341:211,7537,640
DR Congo
98%
 
4111:179,6298,158
Latvia
100%
3671:5,492508
Togo-3301:21,9373,753
Philippines
99%
 
3121:339,77412,780
Morocco-3001:114,4953,629
Ivory Coast
93%
 
2771:83,3075,326
England
93%
 
2151:258,6186,926
Poland
100%
1881:202,2723,614
Venezuela
100%
1341:225,3877,897
Haiti
100%
1331:80,6544,844
Cameroon
98%
 
1251:172,8847,675
Burkina Faso
80%
 
1131:162,6507,733
Dominican Republic-1051:99,3455,177
Peru
100%
1031:308,6556,686
China-1021:13,392,70459,907
South Africa
97%
 
951:574,02826,238
Zimbabwe
100%
831:185,82911,398
Indonesia-661:3,908,540166,311
Canada
100%
651:509,74413,326
Liberia
97%
 
641:68,9383,318
Russia
91%
 
621:2,326,35014,884
India
88%
 
591:20,591,152482,224
Papua New Guinea
100%
531:153,81713,456
Costa Rica
100%
521:91,6913,059
Spain
100%
521:894,8078,299
Australia-491:278,7275,853
France
99%
 
441:1,510,6909,950
Panama
100%
441:88,7854,615
Paraguay
100%
271:268,0303,718
Sudan
100%
251:1,512,2793,324
Germany
97%
 
191:5,088,30920,573
Netherlands
60%
 
191:889,58316,206
Honduras
100%
181:489,8597,529
Hong Kong-181:430,7074,155
Senegal
92%
 
171:857,7278,623
Tanzania
100%
171:3,105,19523,654
Malaysia
100%
161:1,903,12156,176
Barbados-141:20,6991,571
Saint Lucia
100%
141:12,7011,596
Mexico
92%
 
131:9,549,57129,766
Thailand
88%
 
131:5,389,67896,686
Namibia-121:200,3485,052
Sweden
100%
111:896,17318,593
Chile
100%
101:1,760,72112,680
Colombia
100%
101:4,777,89327,360
Iceland-101:36,6022,190
Taiwan
100%
101:2,376,96855,480
Cyprus
100%
91:96,7862,691
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Belgium
92%
 
81:1,436,25515,198
Puerto Rico-81:443,7883,677
Singapore
100%
81:785,88213,409
Uruguay-81:428,4555,529
Guinea
100%
71:1,694,0924,404
Algeria-51:7,635,34412,071
Congo
100%
51:1,001,84116,039
Guyana-51:152,65210,224
Albania
100%
41:761,64222,793
Angola-41:6,741,6524,704
Belarus
50%
 
41:2,370,5969,928
Benin-41:2,643,96145,199
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
El Salvador-41:1,585,4468,153
Gabon-41:470,8342,822
Gambia-41:481,649818
Kazakhstan
100%
41:4,436,71124,678
Kuwait-41:946,31612,511
New Zealand-41:1,134,01110,998
Nicaragua
100%
41:1,504,58416,652
Rwanda-41:2,842,8582,668
Sierra Leone-41:1,772,166913
Sri Lanka-41:5,199,77210,550
Suriname-41:138,2032,927
Turkey
100%
41:19,450,42745,600
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Italy
100%
31:20,354,03045,650
Pakistan
100%
31:64,785,893186,184
Scotland
100%
31:1,783,45514,297
South Korea-31:1,848,14023,578
Ireland
70%
 
21:2,321,7608,894
Afghanistan
100%
21:16,311,75848,279
Bulgaria
100%
21:3,495,19519,668
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Guatemala
100%
21:8,054,21410,362
Japan-21:63,993,02872,606
Niger
100%
21:9,591,99755,581
Switzerland
100%
21:4,106,74825,883
Trinidad and Tobago-21:680,71023,658
Ukraine
100%
21:22,749,95422,291
Wales-21:1,547,15412,610
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Bahrain-11:1,348,6737,854
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Brunei-11:419,5703,266
Burundi-11:9,906,5592,558
Cambodia
100%
11:16,273,33074,610
Central African Republic-11:4,515,3901,073
Chad
100%
11:13,598,39815,363
Comoros-11:761,339901
Croatia-11:4,217,07620,943
Czechia
90%
 
11:10,656,16211,509
Dominica-11:75,4711,341
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Equatorial Guinea-11:1,137,6891,044
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Gibraltar-11:34,138985
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Hungary
100%
11:9,791,7716,528
Israel
50%
 
11:8,402,91845,019
Jordan-11:8,826,77411,126
Madagascar-11:23,629,4086,628
Myanmar-11:51,948,2733,226
Norway-11:5,132,32937,513
Oman-11:4,108,66712,526
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Tunisia-11:676,90212,933
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
United States Virgin Islands-11:109,7474,493
Uzbekistan-11:30,786,44017,476
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604

Adams (922,318) may also be a surname.

Adams Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Modern usage name, meaning: Second and sixth presidents of the United States.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Adams Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adam's9183/
Addams9140/
Adhams9119/
Hadams918/
Aadams916/
Ahdams916/
Gadams915/
Adamst914/
Adamse914/
Adamss913/
Aedams912/
Aidams912/
Adamms911/
Adaums911/
Adamsj911/
Adamsz911/
Adaems911/
Adasms911/
Aydams911/
Addamms832/
Hadasms832/
Gaddams831/
Haddams831/
Adamssh831/
Adans80422/
Adamz8049/
Adems8045/
Edams8019/
Adoms806/
Odams804/
Adamx802/
Adamwise771/
Gadans7314/
Addans7314/
Hadans7310/
Adanse735/
Adanns735/
Adamje733/
Adeans733/
Aidans732/
Adains732/
Adayns732/
Adansh732/
Adhans731/
Adhamz731/
Adooms731/
Yadums731/
Ahdans731/
Eidams731/
Gadhans676/
Hadansh672/
Asdamjd671/
Audeans671/
Ajdamjt671/
Adeanse671/
Addeyms671/
Haddans671/
Hadhans671/
Ydms671/
Adansse671/
Adamche671/
Eadanse671/
Gadansh671/
Ayatmms671/

Adams Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adams in the Russian language
Адамсadams-

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