unisex name
Adair
- Gender Unisex
- Syllables 2
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 3,234
Adair is a unisex name with 2 syllables. It is given to both girls and boys — about 44% of recorded births with this name are girls. In 2025 it was given to 90 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2007, when 120 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 36,838 babies in the United States is given this name.
- Adair started out as a girls' name and is now given almost entirely to boys.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Adair over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 80 |
| 1920s | 121 |
| 1930s | 92 |
| 1940s | 97 |
| 1950s | 151 |
| 1960s | 137 |
| 1970s | 87 |
| 1980s | 201 |
| 1990s | 297 |
| 2000s | 803 |
| 2010s | 741 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 410 |
How popular is Adair?
In 2025, Adair was given to 90 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Adair is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Adair
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Adair also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Adair over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Adair
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Adair — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Adair
How popular is the name Adair?
In 2025, Adair was given to 90 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Adair a girl's or a boy's name?
Adair is used for both girls and boys. About 44% of recorded births with this name are girls.
How many syllables are in Adair?
Adair has 2 syllables.
When was Adair most popular?
Adair peaked in 2007, when 120 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Adair a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Adair currently ranks #2,151 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.
Was Adair originally a boys' or girls' name?
Adair was given mostly to girls in the earliest US birth records and is now given almost entirely to boys.