Adair
Adair is a surname of Scotland. A common misconception is that the surname is related to Edgar, Eadgar, O'daire or MacDaire. Robert Fitzgerald De Athdare was the first Adair. He was from what is now Limerick, Ireland.
- English
Meaning & Origin of Adair
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adair is a surname of Scotland. A common misconception is that the surname is related to Edgar, Eadgar, O'daire or MacDaire. Robert Fitzgerald De Athdare was the first Adair. He was from what is now Limerick, Ireland.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- English
The Story of Adair
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Adair as a girl name dates back to 1916, when 10 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 35 newborns named Adair — #4,178 in the national rankings. As of 2026, Adair ranks #5,221 for girls with 24 births, gradually rising (+7%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Adair first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1914, with 7 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 100 births, good for #1,562 nationwide. About 34% of every Adair on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Adair ranks #2,062 for boys with 73 births, rising sharply (+94% over the past five years). All told, over 2K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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About the name Adair
Adair is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1914 and has accumulated 2K births in the dataset. Adair's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #1,562. Use the chart and map above to compare Adair's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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