Adelma vs Adeline

Side-by-side comparison of Adelma and Adeline — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Adelma

Girl name

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Name B

Adeline

Girl name · Rank #58

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Adelma Adeline
Current Rank Unranked #58
Total Births (all years) 113 76,925
Peak Year 1917 2016
Peak Year Births 10 4,119
Peak Decade 1920ss 2010ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1907 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Adelma Adeline
1880ss — 932
1890ss — 1,697
1900ss 5 2,646
1910ss 44 8,985
1920ss 48 9,917
1930ss 16 3,450
1940ss — 1,618
1950ss — 905
1960ss — 532
1970ss — 348
1980ss — 493
1990ss — 1,180
2000ss — 5,719
2010ss — 23,378
2020ss — 15,125

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Adelma Adeline
2014 — 1,530
2015 — 2,412
2016 — 4,119
2017 — 3,937
2018 — 3,490
2019 — 3,077
2020 — 2,719
2021 — 2,770
2022 — 2,825
2023 — 3,088
2024 — 3,723

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1907–1934.

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