Given name & surname
Adin
“one who is slender and delicate”·“one who is handsome and adorned”
Adin is a variant of Adina. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is slender and delicate.” Adin is a variant of Aden. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is handsome and adorned.”
Original Hebrewעדין
Meaning & origin
What it means
Adin is a variant of Adina. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is slender and delicate.” Adin is a variant of Aden. One Hebrew interpretation is “one who is handsome and adorned.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Adin is a variant of Adina. An origin associated with Adina is Hebrew.
Explained through its name family
How it developed
From the Hebrew noun 'eden (עדן), “delight, finery or luxury.”
From biblical name research
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
In the Bible
In the Bible, the name Adin appears in Ezra 2:15.
From biblical name research
Adin through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,355
- 3,269 boys · 86 girls
- Most popular year
- 2007
- 215 babies
- 2025
- 46
- #2,766 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −3%
- Steady
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 46 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 2,766 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 2.7% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for boys was 198 in 2007. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (7). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,240 as a first name in 2020; 130 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.
Adin’s family of names
Adin has a related form in Aden. Adin has a related form in Adina. In Russian usage, Adin as a surname is a transliteration of Адин.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 5
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Adin
- Adin RossAmerican live streamer (born 2000)
- Adin BallouAmerican minister (1803–1890)
- Adin HillCanadian ice hockey playerborn 1996
- Adin VrabacBosnian basketball playerborn 1994
- Adin B. CapronAmerican politician (1841-1911)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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