Recorded 2008–2023 Girls' name Peak 2012 187 births

Adabella — girls' name

187 babies named Adabella in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s202010s1562020s11
2010s
Peak decade

83% of everyone ever named Adabella was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

26 babies were named Adabella in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adabella

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Adabella between 2008 and 2023, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adabella currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 26 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adabella performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 156 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Adabella shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 19 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Adabella in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adabella in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 187 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adabella at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

187

Since 2008

16 years of records

Peak year

2012

26 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2008

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2023

Adabella popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2008

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
26
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
051015202530 20232019201720152013201120092008 7

Adabella by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
156 births that decade — 83% of Adabella's all-time total
2000s202010s1562020s11

Adabella by state

Where Adabella concentrates geographically — total births since 2008

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Adabella
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
19 10.2%
#2 California
13 7.0%
Texas share of Adabella's total US births 10.2%
Even split

19 of 187 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adabella?
187 babies have been named Adabella since 2008. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 26 births.
When was Adabella most popular?
Adabella was most popular in the 2010s decade with 156 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
Where is Adabella most popular?
The top states for the name Adabella are Texas (19 births), California (13 births).
How long has the name Adabella been used?
Adabella has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 16 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Adabella?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ada, Adalynn, Adalyn, Adaline, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.