Adham
Masculine · “black”
Adham is an Arabic word for a deep black — the color of a horse rather than of ink, and used with a particular admiration in classical Arabic for a black stallion.
How old is the name Adham?
Adham first appears in US birth records in 1979 — 46 years ago. The typical Adham alive today was born around 2009, making them about 16 years old. About 900 people named Adham are estimated to be alive in the US today.
When was the name Adham most popular?
Adham peaked in 2002, reaching #2470 nationally. Today it ranks #3583, 1,113 places below that high. See the whole 2002 chart.
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Where it comes from
Origin, sound and short forms
The story of Adham
Arabic has a rich vocabulary for color in horses, and adham names the deepest black. As a personal name it was borne by Ibrahim ibn Adham, an eighth-century prince of Balkh who gave up his throne to live as an ascetic — a story retold across the Muslim world and in Persian poetry. The name is used across the Arab world and reaches American records with Egyptian and Levantine families in particular.
Meaning
black, dark
From an Arabic root meaning dark or black; the word is used especially of horses, and a black horse in classical Arabic poetry is a mark of quality rather than a plain description.
Pronouncing Adham
AD-ham
Two syllables, first stressed, with an audible h. English speakers often drop it.
Nicknames for Adham
Moderate
What the data says
146 years of official birth records
The long climb, and where it stands now
The same years in position rather than babies
- First recorded
- 1979
- Most boys named
- 201448 — the highest on record
- Peak rank
- #2470reached in 2002
- Change vs 2024
- +19.2%31 in 2025, from 26
Rank is a position, a count is a headcount, and they move independently — a name can hold its rank while the number of babies behind it falls. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration.
Adham in other languages
The same name elsewhere
- Adham in Arabic — same name
- Edhem in Turkish — same name
- Adham in Urdu — same name
Strongest US states over the last decade: New York, California, Michigan.
Adhams among us
people named Adham are estimated to be alive in the US today
About 1 boy in 55,099 born in 2025 was named Adham
Estimated from SSA birth records and published actuarial life tables. Method
Is it right for you
What happens to a name after it peaks
The Aldric test
Every popular name lives one long story — a climb, a peak, a slow settling back. Adham's later chapters haven't been written yet, so we borrowed them: Aldric climbed just as high around 1967, and its whole arc is on record. Line the two peaks up, and Aldric's path sketches the road Adham is walking now.
Adham sits in the calm middle of the cycle — neither chasing a wave nor sliding off one. Middle-of-the-cycle names age slowly and predictably.
A scored estimate from 146 years of naming cycles — not a prophecy. Great names outlive statistics. How this is scored
Where Adham is headed
Adham should hold steady through 2030 — the curve is flat, and flat curves are the most predictable kind. Its history is short or jumpy, though, so read this as a sketch rather than a promise.
Low confidence — fitted on official counts through 2025.
A damped-trend projection of the official birth data — a sketch of momentum, not a promise. Every name's forecast, ranked.
Adham beside its neighbors
The names ranked closest to Adham in 2025, in babies rather than position — the bars are to scale.
US boys given each name in 2025.
The trade-off
- A settled meaning with a specific and rather elegant sense.
- Five letters and two syllables, easy to write and to say.
- A memorable story attached through a prince who gave up his throne.
- It is very close to Adam in an American ear and will be heard as it.
- The h in the middle disappears in fast English speech.
- Adham and Edhem are the same name in Arabic and Turkish spellings.
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Masculine · #3583 in the U.S.
Frequently asked
- How many Adhams are there in the world?
- No country counts the world's names, so there is no worldwide figure — anyone quoting one is estimating. About 900 people named Adham are estimated to be alive in the US today.
- How popular is the name Adham in 2025?
- Adham ranks #3583 among US boy names in 2025, with 31 babies given the name.
- How rare is the name Adham?
- About 1 in every 55,099 US boys born in 2025 was named Adham — 31 in all.
- Will my child share the name Adham with classmates?
- Adham will almost certainly be the only one in school.
Ranked beside Adham
Names sitting at a similar level of popularity right now.
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US figures from the Social Security Administration. 1880–2025. Data & methodology
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