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Adam

Male#364 most common in Croatia1,952 people in Croatia
Meaning:
Man; earth
Origin:
Hebrew

About the name Adam

From Hebrew, meaning 'man' or 'earth'. Adam was the first man in the biblical account; a timeless name across cultures.

Name day and nicknames

Name day:
December 24 (Adam i Eva)

Popularity with newborns

  • Boys · 2020 · 82 births · #49 that year

Positions come from the annual top 50 published for each sex. A gap in the line means the name finished below 50th that year, not that no child was given it.

People with this name in Croatia

1,952 people in Croatia are called Adam, according to the 2021 census. That is #364 among all the names in Imenko.

Where the name is found

Adam is recorded in every Croatian county.

Characteristics

BiblicalClassicReligiousInternationalModerately common

Notable people called Adam

  • AdamThe first man in the Bible
  • Adam SmithScottish economist, father of economics

Sources

Counts of people living in Croatia come from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics' 2021 census, which suppresses any figure below 10. Yearly birth figures come from its annual list of the most popular newborn names. Meaning, origin, name day and nicknames are curated by Imenko.