The baby name Adan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: ah-DAN (IPA: /aˈðan/),English (variant of Aidan): AY-dən (IPA: /ˈeɪdən/).
The baby name Adan is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: ah-DAN (IPA: /aˈðan/),English (variant of Aidan): AY-dən (IPA: /ˈeɪdən/).
Adan is Gaelic, Hebrew in Origin.
Adan is the Spanish form of Adam (Adán), from the Hebrew ’adam and ’adamah, meaning “man; of the earth.” It also occurs internationally: in Somali and some Arabic-speaking communities, Adan or Aadan functions as the local equivalent of Adam; in a few cases Adan reflects Arabic ʿAdn, “Eden, abiding.”
Documented since medieval Iberian records, the name stayed steady in the Hispanic world and spread through Christian tradition to Latin America and the Philippines. In English sources, Adan appears as a medieval variant spelling of Adam, though Adam later predominated. Variants and cognates include Adán (Spanish), Adam (international), Ádám (Hungarian), Adão (Portuguese), and Aadan/Aaden (Somali); Aden/Adan also occurs as Arabic transliterations. The meaning centers on humanity and earthiness, with an added association to Eden in Arabic-influenced contexts.
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Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ET | 0 | #5 | 2 | 246 | |
| SV | 0 | #10 | 2 | 283 | |
| DJ | 0 | #16 | 2 | 322 | |
| HT | Girls | 0 | #23 | 1 | 950 |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #27 | 1 | 678 |
| SV | Boys | 0 | #28 | 1 | 352 |
| DJ | Girls | 0 | #29 | 1 | 488 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #32 | 5 | 657 |
| HN | Boys | 0 | #43 | 10 | 749 |
| PR | 0 | #52 | 4 | 1,497 | |
| MX | Boys | 0 | #106 | 8,997 | 16,355 |
| QA | 0 | #106 | 1 | 7,011 | |
| EC | 0 | #116 | 6 | 2,502 | |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #132 | 6 | 1,769 |
| PA | 0 | #132 | 7 | 3,797 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #137 | 3 | 6,332 |
| BW | Boys | 0 | #154 | 1 | 4,685 |
| PR | Boys | 0 | #156 | 19 | 2,508 |
| CR | 0 | #161 | 5 | 5,526 | |
| PA | Boys | 0 | #163 | 564 | 9,305 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #178 | 2 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #180 | 3 | 1,509 |
| GT | Boys | 0 | #182 | 548 | 7,625 |
| AE | 0 | #186 | 2 | 10,220 | |
| AR | 0 | #192 | 2 | 2,915 | |
| EC | Boys | 0 | #205 | 35 | 3,322 |
| UY | Boys | 0 | #207 | 301 | 5,922 |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 4,970 |
| BO | Boys | 0 | #221 | 789 | 9,244 |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| AL | Girls | 0 | #226 | 2 | 4,141 |
| GT | 0 | #228 | 87 | 5,948 | |
| MO | Boys | 0 | #229 | 6 | 5,842 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #246 | 555 | 11,648 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #248 | 1 | 5,396 | |
| PT | 0 | #250 | 1 | 4,161 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| NA | Boys | 0 | #253 | 1 | 6,830 |
| TW | Boys | 0 | #256 | 1 | 7,111 |
| CL | Boys | 0 | #262 | 960 | 13,390 |
| MX | 0 | #262 | 160 | 8,339 | |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #271 | 3 | 6,912 |
| NG | 0 | #272 | 1 | 5,926 | |
| BO | 0 | #274 | 108 | 6,868 | |
| IL | 0 | #278 | 5 | 6,291 | |
| PE | 0 | #282 | 29 | 6,350 | |
| PE | Boys | 0 | #282 | 1,523 | 14,506 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #282 | 285 | 10,981 |
| SG | 0 | #282 | 1 | 11,010 | |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #289 | 232 | 10,188 |
| JM | Boys | 0 | #293 | 1 | 6,876 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #294 | 3 | 6,578 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #298 | 6 | 7,909 |
| Canada | Boys | 2024 | #300 | 7 | 2,588 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #303 | 1 | 5,122 |
| Canada | Girls | 2016 | #304 | 5 | 2,798 |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #306 | 20 | 7,570 |
| SA | 0 | #306 | 7 | 10,560 | |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #309 | 11 | 9,639 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #318 | 28 | 7,678 |
| AR | Boys | 0 | #320 | 161 | 7,628 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #325 | 8 | 7,401 |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #329 | 59 | 2,865 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #336 | 2 | 6,973 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #337 | 4 | 6,459 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #346 | 1,110 | 15,656 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #346 | 1,051 | 5,610 |
| MY | 0 | #350 | 5 | 12,352 | |
| BR | 0 | #355 | 6 | 5,969 | |
| CN | Girls | 0 | #358 | 2 | 8,829 |
| YE | 0 | #361 | 21 | 8,639 | |
| MU | Boys | 0 | #365 | 5 | 8,477 |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #370 | 14 | 11,440 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #378 | 4 | 7,951 |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #382 | 8 | 7,057 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #385 | 12 | 15,987 |
| CL | 0 | #398 | 14 | 6,867 | |
| BD | Girls | 0 | #406 | 1 | 8,413 |
| Spain | 0 | #413 | 40 | 2,326 | |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #426 | 620 | 7,044 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #426 | 4 | 13,098 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #427 | 19 | 10,523 |
| CO | 0 | #463 | 18 | 7,768 | |
| ZA | 0 | #474 | 1 | 14,421 | |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #488 | 17 | 11,303 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #494 | 12 | 12,621 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #500 | 49 | 10,655 |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #511 | 8 | 9,861 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #516 | 12 | 12,905 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #517 | 91 | 10,983 |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| UY | Girls | 0 | #534 | 3 | 6,731 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #538 | 4 | 7,500 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #540 | 14 | 20,968 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #553 | 9 | 19,177 |
| LY | 0 | #553 | 7 | 12,703 | |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #563 | 3 | 10,162 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #573 | 3 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #579 | 9 | 17,937 | |
| BO | Girls | 0 | #596 | 16 | 9,488 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #602 | 4 | 10,045 |
| AR | Girls | 0 | #629 | 2 | 8,289 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #632 | 1 | 18,916 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #637 | 31 | 13,071 |
| LB | 0 | #647 | 12 | 13,263 | |
| IN | Girls | 0 | #653 | 2 | 13,121 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #659 | 24 | 3,552 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #660 | 92 | 12,213 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #681 | 17 | 17,960 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #688 | 20 | 18,093 |
| SY | 0 | #716 | 13 | 11,684 | |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #741 | 29 | 18,755 |
| TN | 0 | #807 | 23 | 13,765 | |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #826 | 1 | 15,093 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #844 | 38 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #860 | 27 | 15,035 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #861 | 75 | 25,931 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #874 | 239 | 25,439 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #911 | 5 | 14,098 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #912 | 5 | 8,487 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #923 | 21 | 14,861 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #928 | 24 | 5,873 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #939 | 14 | 5,697 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 16,906 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #947 | 13 | 14,742 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #965 | 19 | 5,561 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #981 | 14 | 24,821 |
| MA | 0 | #985 | 144 | 20,986 | |
| BR | Girls | 0 | #992 | 1 | 12,708 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,029 | 64 | 22,615 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,031 | 9 | 16,750 |
| CO | Girls | 0 | #1,065 | 14 | 16,140 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,109 | 70 | 25,619 |
| MX | Girls | 0 | #1,110 | 74 | 17,781 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,112 | 65 | 20,130 | |
| TR | 0 | #1,185 | 27 | 19,440 | |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,235 | 2 | 25,928 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,291 | 325 | 28,008 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,372 | 100 | 10,046 |
Adan is popular in 79 countries — most recent births per country:
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