Adamae
A feminine name of Hebrew origin meaning "earth" or "of the earth".
Name Census estimates that about 85 living Americans carry the first name Adamae. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Adamae today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adamae births was 2015 (10 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adamae. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Adamae. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
85
~ 1 in 4,032,404 Americans
Peak year
2015
10 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#13,446
Tracked since 1914
Census
Adamae in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 235 people with the first name Adamae, which placed it at #34,648 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#34,648
National first-name rank
People counted
235
235 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.1
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
85.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adamae
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adamae is White at 85.5%. The next largest groups are Black (6.8%) and Two or More Races (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Adamae described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Adamae at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White85.5% · 201
- Black or African American6.8% · 16
- Two or more races3.4% · 8
- Hispanic or Latino2.1% · 5
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.1% · 5
Popularity
Adamae: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adamae from the 1910s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 46 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Adamae remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adamae by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Adamae during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Origin
Meaning and history of Adamae
The name Adamae has its origins in ancient Mesopotamia, where it was derived from the Sumerian word "adamu," meaning "to make" or "to create." This name was closely associated with the creation myths and beliefs of the Sumerian people, who lived in the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers around 3500-2000 BCE.
In the Sumerian epic poem "Enuma Elish," which narrates the creation of the world, the god Enki is referred to as "Adamae," signifying his role as the creator of humanity. This connection to the divine act of creation imbued the name with a sense of reverence and importance in ancient Sumerian culture.
The name Adamae was later adopted by the Akkadian people, who succeeded the Sumerians in Mesopotamia. In the Akkadian language, the name was written as "Adamu" or "Adama," and it carried similar connotations of creation and beginnings.
One of the earliest recorded individuals with the name Adamae was Adamae of Uruk, a Sumerian high priest who lived around 2500 BCE. He is known for his contributions to the development of cuneiform writing and the preservation of ancient Sumerian literature.
In the biblical tradition, the name Adamae is closely tied to the figure of Adam, the first human being created by God in the Book of Genesis. Although the Hebrew spelling of the name differs from the Sumerian and Akkadian versions, the connection to the concept of creation and origins is evident.
Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the name Adamae, including:
1. Adamae of Uruk (c. 2500 BCE), Sumerian high priest and scholar.
2. Adamae Theodoricus (c. 1200 CE), a German philosopher and theologian.
3. Adamae de la Halle (c. 1235-1288), a French poet and musician known for his satirical works.
4. Adamae Mickiewicz (1798-1855), a Polish poet and writer, considered one of the greatest Romantic poets in Polish literature.
5. Adamae Müller (1779-1829), a German poet and scholar who made significant contributions to the study of languages and folklore.
While the name Adamae has its roots in ancient Mesopotamian cultures, it has been adopted and adapted across various regions and eras, carrying with it the symbolism of creation, beginnings, and the human connection to the divine.
People
Adamae + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adamae as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Adamae: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adamae?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 85 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adamae going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 4,032,404 US residents.
Is Adamae a common name?
We classify Adamae as "Very Rare". It ranks above 62.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 156 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adamae most popular?
The single biggest year for Adamae was 2015, when 10 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adamae is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adamae in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 235 people with the name Adamae, or 0.08 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #34,648 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Adamae in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Adamae?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adamae leans strongly female. 241 people counted with this name were female (98.8%), compared with 3 male bearers (1.2%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Adamae?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adamae is White at 85.5%. The next largest groups are Black (6.8%) and Two or More Races (3.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Adamae most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Adamae in the 2020 Census, accounting for 85.5% (201 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Adamae in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adamae a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adamae in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Adamae still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adamae in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Adamae can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people share the name Adamae?
Find out how many Americans are named Adamae on our sister site HowManyOfMe.org — a quick modern estimate with the living-bearer count front and centre.