Given name & surname
Addis
“man”·“of the earth”
Addis is a variant of Adam. Interpretations include “man” (Hebrew) and “of the earth” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Addis is a variant of Adam. Interpretations include “man” (Hebrew) and “of the earth” (Hebrew). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Addis is a variant of Adam. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Addis as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Adam.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1909. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Addis is a variant of Adam. The history of Adam gives this family its wider story. Adam has a place in biblical naming traditions.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Addis through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 595
- 443 boys · 152 girls
- Most popular year
- 1916
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 8
- #8,923 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −26%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 8 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,923 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 990 as a first name in 2020; 3,535 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Addis’s family of names
In English usage, Addis as a surname has a patronymic derivation linked to Adam. Addis has a related form in Adam.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Addis
- Addis AbebeEthiopian athletics competitor (born 1970)
- Addis HintsaEthiopian footballerborn 1987
- RaptileGerman singer and rapperborn 1976
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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