Girls' name · since 1982
Adaeze
Adaeze has 605 recorded births since 1982 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,297 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 605
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Adaeze is the #5297 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 605 recorded since 1982.
Social Security Administration records show Adaeze recorded 605 times among girls since 1982, holding rank #5297 nationally today, ahead of 69% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1982 to 2025.
- #10,499 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,297 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 605 born since 1982
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adaeze ranks #10,499 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,297 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 605 born since 1982, peaking in the 2010s.
- #10,499 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,297 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 605
- born since 1982
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adaeze's 605 recorded births place it above 85.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Adaeze compares
605 Top 41% higher than 59% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Adaeze's all-time total is 61% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adaeze | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 605 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 34 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adaeze's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adaeze's SSA record in two at 2005 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1986, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 34, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adaeze popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1982–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 34
- Annual births at peak, across 44 years of records
Adaeze by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (183 births, 30% of the file).
2010s was Adaeze's strongest decade.
183 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.
Adaeze births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 41
1980s
41 births
- 1990s
1990s
99 births
- 2000s
2000s
129 births
- 2010s
2010s
183 births
- 2020s
2020s
153 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 183 births (30% of all-time use).
How Adaeze compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Adaeze's total volume
Adaeze by state
Where Adaeze concentrates geographically, total births since 1982
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 60 | 9.9% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 5 | 0.8% |
60 of 605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Adaeze's data
- Adaeze's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (183 total births) through the 2020s (153) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Adaezes (60 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Adaeze: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~43 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, 1982–2025 (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 Adaeze 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.