Adama
How to say it: uh-DAH-muh · /əˈdɑːmə/
Hebrew 'adamah' meaning 'earth, ground'; also widely used West African name - unisex form of Adam.
Adama was the 4,189th most popular girls’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 40 babies of either sex (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are steady over ten years, and it is projected to slip to #4,705 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among girls’ names, 2025 | #4,189 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 (both sexes) | 40 |
| Share of births | 1 in 82,883 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | steady |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #4,705 |
| In France, 2025 | #590 among girls’ names, 200 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Adama is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Adama is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in English, French, Hebrew, Portuguese, Spanish.
In France: #590 for girls in 2025.
Famous people named Adama
- Adama Barrow (born 1965)3rd President of the Gambia
- Adama Traoré (born 1996)Spanish association football player
- Adama Ndiaye (born 1977)Senegalese fashion designer
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