Given name & surname
Addy
“one who is awe-inspiring”
Addy is used as a given name and a surname. One interpretation is “one who is awe-inspiring.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One interpretation is “one who is awe-inspiring.”
Where it comes from
In English use, Addy is a diminutive of Adam. A possible origin is Hebrew, although the derivation remains uncertain. In English use, Addy is a diminutive of Addison. An origin associated with Addison is English. In English use, Addy is a diminutive of Adelaide. Adelaide has been associated with French and Germanic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
In English usage, Addy is a diminutive of Adam. In English usage, Addy is a diminutive of Adrienne.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1974. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Addy is a diminutive of Adam. The history of Adam gives this family its wider story. Adam has a place in biblical naming traditions. In English use, Addy is a diminutive of Adelaide. The history of Adelaide gives this family its wider story. Adelaide’s historical associations include the wife of King William IV.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Addy through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 1,520
- 22 boys · 1,498 girls
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 65 babies
- 2025
- 30
- #4,547 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −23%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 30 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 4,547 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 23.1% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 63 in 2011. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,650 as a first name in 2020; 2,545 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.
Addy’s family of names
In English usage, Addy is a diminutive of Adam. In English usage, Addy has a related form in Addie. In English usage, Addy is a diminutive of Adrienne.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Addy
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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