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Gender-neutral name Wolof origin Muslim tradition

Adama

ah-DAH-mah · 5 letters · 3 syllables
What it means
Wolof form of Adam.
Language
Wolof
Culture
Wolof/Senegalese
Religion
Muslim
Style era
classic
Themes
biblical
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#—
2024 births35
Peak year2007
First appeared1973
Total US births1,066
2007 peak19731986199920112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Ada
Alternate spellings
Adamah
In other languages
Adam

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