Boys' name · since 1985
Adal
Adal has 408 recorded births since 1985 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #8,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,368 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 408
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Adal is the #7368 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 408 recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adal has been recorded 408 times among boys since 1985, currently ranked #7368 nationally and more common than 47% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2025.
- #8,900 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,368 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 408 born since 1985
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adal ranks #8,900 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,368 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 408 born since 1985, peaking in the 2000s.
- #8,900 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,368 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 408
- born since 1985
- 2000s
- peak decade
Adal's 408 recorded births place it above 80.4% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Adal compares
408 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Adal's all-time total is 11% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adal | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 408 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 38 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adal's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adal's full recorded timeline at 2010, 36% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 64% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1985, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 38 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adal popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
Adal by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (239 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Adal's strongest decade.
239 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Adal births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s
2000s
239 births
- 2010s 63
2010s
63 births
- 2020s 82
2020s
82 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 239 births (59% of all-time use).
Adal by state
Where Adal concentrates geographically, total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 54 | 13.2% |
| #2 | Texas | | 44 | 10.8% |
54 of 408 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Adal's data
- Adal's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (239 total births) through the 2020s (82) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Adals (54 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 Adal: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~40 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, 1985–2025 (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 Adal 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.