Addam comes from the ModernAmerican / InventedVariant tradition, meaning Man of Earthly Origin.
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How popular is Addam?
1984peak year
Today, Addam is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #11278), with only about 6 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1984, 33 babies were given the name (ranked #1722 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1980s. Addam's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 748 babies have been registered as Addam since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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