Adam
Adam is a male given name: 100% of people named Adam are men, and it is recorded as male in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
Adam · Ádám
- Verdict
- Male
- Male / female split
- 100% male / 0% female
- Confidence
- High (64 or more weighted country observations)
- Most common in
- United States, Poland, Great Britain
- Also spelled
- Ádám
- US births since 1880
- 549,775 male / 2,029 female
- Data
- nam_dict (GFDL) + US SSA
- Updated
- 2026-09-11
How to address Adam
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Adam," in English, "Guten Tag Adam," in German. Adam is a male given name: about 100% of people named Adam are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Ready-made greetings in six languages
English
Dear Adam,
German
Guten Tag Adam,
French
Bonjour Adam,
Spanish
Estimado/a Adam:
Chinese
Adam您好：
Japanese
Adam様
English
Hi Adam,
German
Hi Adam,
French
Salut Adam,
Spanish
Hola Adam,
Chinese
Adam你好：
Japanese
Adamさん
This is a statistical estimate, not a statement about the gender, identity or correct form of address of any particular person.
Country breakdown
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | very common | man's name | 100% |
| Poland | common | man's name | 98% |
| Great Britain | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Hungary | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Israel | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Slovakia | uncommon | man's name | 98% |
| Austria | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Czech Republic | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Denmark | rare | man's name | 98% |
| East Frisia | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Ireland | rare | man's name | 98% |
Show all 18 countries
| Country | How common | Usually | Male share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Sweden | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Germany | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Greece | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Romania | rare | man's name | 98% |
| Switzerland | rare | man's name | 98% |
United States birth data
549,775 male · 2,029 female · 551,804 births recorded
Since 1980: 100% male.
Frequently asked questions
Is Adam a male or female name?
Adam is a male given name: 100% of people named Adam are men, and it is recorded as male in 18 of the 18 countries covered.
How do I address Adam in an email?
When you do not know their gender for certain, the full name with no title is the safe choice: "Dear Adam," in English, "Guten Tag Adam," in German. Adam is a male given name: about 100% of people named Adam are men. A quick look at a profile confirms it for certain.
Is Adam a unisex name?
Adam is not a unisex name: 100% of people named Adam are men. Adam leans strongly male overall.
Related names
Sources
Gender by country: nam_dict, the c't first-names dictionary by Joerg Michael, roughly 44,000 names across 55 countries, licensed GFDL. US frequencies: United States Social Security Administration baby-name data, public domain. Method: how we classify names. Full dataset: data & licences. Data built 2026-09-11.
DearWho, "Is Adam a male or female name?", https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/adam (accessed 2026-09-11). Data: nam_dict (J. Michael, GFDL) and US SSA, built 2026-09-11.
BibTeX
@misc{dearwho_adam,
title = {Is Adam a male or female name?},
author = {{DearWho}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://dearwho.vercel.app/name/adam},
note = {Data: nam_dict (GFDL), US SSA public domain}
}