Girls' name · since 2003
Adalay
Since 2003, U.S. Social Security records show 216 babies named Adalay, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #19,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,511 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 216
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
216 babies have been named Adalay since 2003, making it today's #11511 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Adalay recorded 216 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #11511 nationally today, ahead of 33% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #19,003 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,511 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 216 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adalay ranks #19,003 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,511 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 216 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,003 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,511 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 216
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adalay's 216 recorded births place it above 73.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Adalay compares
216 38th percentile among 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
Adalay's all-time total is 43% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adalay | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 216 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 22 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adalay's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adalay's full recorded timeline at 2015, 60% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 40% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2003, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 22 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adalay popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 22
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Adalay by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (119 births, 55% of the file).
2010s was Adalay's strongest decade.
119 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Adalay births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 38
2000s
38 births
- 2010s
2010s
119 births
- 2020s
2020s
59 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 119 births (55% of all-time use).
Adalay by state
Where Adalay concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 2.3% |
5 of 216 births nationwide.
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What to do with Adalay's data
- Adalay's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (119 total births) through the 2020s (59) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Adalays (5 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Adalay: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Adalay 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.