Is Adair a boy or girl name?
Adair is used for both, more often for boys in the US. In 2024, 22 girls and 59 boys were named Adair, so 27.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 44.7% of the 3,127 US babies named Adair were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,363
- Girl rank, 2024
- #5,600
- Babies named Adair since 1914
- 3,127
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 120 babies
Boys and girls named Adair, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 42 | 38 | 47.5% |
| 1920s | 33 | 88 | 72.7% |
| 1930s | 18 | 74 | 80.4% |
| 1940s | 11 | 86 | 88.7% |
| 1950s | 17 | 134 | 88.7% |
| 1960s | 7 | 130 | 94.9% |
| 1970s | 47 | 40 | 46% |
| 1980s | 51 | 150 | 74.6% |
| 1990s | 140 | 157 | 52.9% |
| 2000s | 644 | 159 | 19.8% |
| 2010s | 496 | 245 | 33.1% |
| 2020s | 224 | 96 | 30% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 59 | #2,363 | 22 | #5,600 |
| 2023 | 64 | #2,219 | 22 | #5,548 |
| 2022 | 46 | #2,789 | 19 | #6,226 |
| 2021 | 34 | #3,358 | 18 | #6,413 |
| 2020 | 21 | #4,538 | 15 | #7,214 |
| 2019 | 34 | #3,346 | 30 | #4,545 |
| 2018 | 22 | #4,477 | 17 | #6,795 |
| 2017 | 48 | #2,597 | 23 | #5,516 |
| 2016 | 33 | #3,359 | 20 | #6,187 |
| 2015 | 56 | #2,329 | 20 | #6,239 |
| 2014 | 33 | #3,299 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2013 | 46 | #2,594 | 31 | #4,543 |
| 2012 | 66 | #2,067 | 23 | #5,714 |
| 2011 | 91 | #1,656 | 24 | #5,542 |
| 2010 | 67 | #2,037 | 22 | #5,978 |
| 2009 | 93 | #1,688 | 20 | #6,549 |
| 2008 | 63 | #2,140 | 18 | #7,077 |
| 2007 | 100 | #1,562 | 20 | #6,555 |
| 2006 | 78 | #1,769 | 15 | #7,873 |
| 2005 | 72 | #1,801 | 16 | #7,142 |
| 2004 | 77 | #1,671 | 16 | #7,079 |
| 2003 | 65 | #1,815 | 14 | #7,585 |
| 2002 | 38 | #2,556 | 15 | #7,048 |
| 2001 | 27 | #3,228 | 13 | #7,725 |
| 2000 | 31 | #2,865 | 12 | #8,031 |
| 1999 | 34 | #2,560 | 12 | #7,724 |
| 1998 | 23 | #3,297 | 16 | #6,076 |
| 1997 | 17 | #3,881 | 7 | #10,844 |
| 1996 | 14 | #4,397 | 15 | #6,065 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,053 | 27 | #3,878 |
| 1994 | 8 | #6,377 | 13 | #6,677 |
| 1993 | 13 | #4,448 | 14 | #6,267 |
| 1992 | 10 | #5,240 | 18 | #5,266 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 15 | #5,949 |
| 1990 | 6 | #7,185 | 20 | #4,696 |
| 1989 | 12 | #4,270 | 16 | #5,287 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,282 | 13 | #5,896 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 23 | #3,744 |
| 1986 | 5 | #6,734 | 22 | #3,757 |
| 1985 | 5 | #6,532 | 22 | #3,731 |
| 1984 | 5 | #6,319 | 15 | #4,738 |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,487 | 8 | #7,313 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,009 | 11 | #5,911 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,474 | 11 | #5,886 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 9 | #6,790 |
| 1979 | 7 | #4,845 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,557 | 11 | #5,564 |
| 1977 | 5 | #5,852 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 6 | #4,944 | 9 | #6,049 |
| 1975 | 5 | #5,471 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 5 | #8,779 |
| 1973 | 7 | #4,058 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 5 | #4,989 | 5 | #8,295 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,910 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 10 | #5,061 |
| 1969 | 7 | #3,597 | 8 | #5,455 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 7 | #5,643 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #6,803 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,267 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,732 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,244 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,864 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,539 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 15 | #3,318 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,183 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 9 | #4,300 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,925 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 19 | #2,652 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,322 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 14 | #3,095 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,326 |
| 1953 | 5 | #3,802 | 13 | #3,106 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,807 |
| 1951 | 7 | #3,069 | 18 | #2,391 |
| 1950 | 5 | #3,685 | 11 | #3,236 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,725 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,317 | 11 | #3,137 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 11 | #3,240 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 12 | #2,880 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,676 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,401 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,565 | 6 | #4,125 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,954 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 5 | #4,350 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,591 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 10 | #2,730 |
| 1937 | 7 | #2,905 | 5 | #4,256 |
| 1936 | 6 | #3,149 | 8 | #3,103 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,567 |
| 1933 | 5 | #3,643 | 5 | #4,218 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 11 | #2,644 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 6 | #3,849 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,658 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 8 | #3,077 | 8 | #3,436 |
| 1927 | 5 | #4,210 | 11 | #2,860 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 8 | #3,565 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 13 | #2,617 |
| 1924 | 6 | #3,871 | 14 | #2,514 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,177 | 10 | #3,127 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,010 |
| 1921 | 6 | #3,871 | 12 | #2,762 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,958 |
| 1919 | 8 | #3,117 | 8 | #3,453 |
| 1918 | 7 | #3,371 | 9 | #3,244 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,732 | 11 | #2,694 |
| 1916 | 5 | #3,900 | 10 | #2,833 |
| 1915 | 6 | #3,393 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 7 | #2,652 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Adair reached #1,562 in 2007. As a girl name, it reached #2,391 in 1951. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Adair
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.