Adham
Adham as a masculine given name means "intensity in the blackness" in traditional Arabic, used to describe shiny black stallions. Its variants include Edhem and Ədhəm.
- Arabic
- Uzbek
Meaning & Origin of Adham
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adham as a masculine given name means "intensity in the blackness" in traditional Arabic, used to describe shiny black stallions. Its variants include Edhem and Ədhəm.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Uzbek
The Story of Adham
The earliest SSA record of Adham as a baby boy name dates back to 1979, when 6 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 48 newborns named Adham — #2,542 in the national rankings. About 30% of every Adham on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Adham ranks #3,891 for baby boys with 28 births, gradually rising (+11%). All told, over 967 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
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About the name Adham
Adham is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1979 and has accumulated 967 births in the dataset. Adham's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #2,470. Use the chart and map above to compare Adham'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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