Boys' name · since 2002
Adael
Since 2002, U.S. Social Security records show 657 babies named Adael, peaking in 2023. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,701 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,885 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 657
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
657 babies have been named Adael since 2002, making it today's #1885 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Adael recorded 657 times among boys since 2002, holding rank #1885 nationally today, ahead of 86% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #6,701 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,885 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 657 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adael ranks #6,701 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,885 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 657 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,701 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,885 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 657
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
Adael's 657 recorded births place it above 85.25% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Adael compares
657 Top 39% higher than 61% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Adael's all-time total is 78% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adael | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 657 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 151 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adael's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Adael splits its recorded history at 2015: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2023 peak of 151 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Adael popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2023)
- 151
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Adael by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (383 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Adael's strongest decade.
383 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Adael births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 76
2000s
76 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s
2020s
383 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 383 births (58% of all-time use).
How Adael compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Adael's total volume
Adael by state
Where Adael concentrates geographically, total births since 2002
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 127 | 19.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 115 | 17.5% |
| #3 | Arizona | | 32 | 4.9% |
| #4 | Colorado | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #5 | Tennessee | | 7 | 1.1% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.9% |
127 of 657 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Adael's data
- California records the most Adaels (127 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adael: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2023)
Similar record span (~23 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Adael draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.