Adan is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “earth, man, soil, light brown.” In 2024 it was given to 620 boys in the United States.
Adan belongs to the Spanish and French tradition. Its meaning — “earth, man, soil, light brown” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Adan first appears in Social Security records in 1904. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #286 in 2004, and in 2024 620 babies received the name — 30,848 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Adan means “earth, man, soil, light brown” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Adan is a boy name. In 2024, 620 babies received the name in the US.
Adan comes from the Spanish, French and African tradition.
Adan first appears in US records in 1904. Its best-ever ranking was #286 in 2004, and 620 babies were given the name in 2024.
Adan is pronounced /a.ˈdã/ (IPA).
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