US rank #10736 Girls' name Peak 2016 208 births

Adalay — #10736 US girls' name

208 babies named Adalay in U.S. Social Security records since 2003, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s382010s1192020s51
#10736
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 39% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Adalay was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

22 babies were named Adalay in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adalay

The Social Security Administration has registered 208 babies named Adalay between 2003 and 2024, spanning 22 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adalay currently holds the #10736 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 22 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adalay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 119 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Adalay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Adalay in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adalay 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 208 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.

Adalay at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

208

Since 2003

22 years of records

Peak year

2016

22 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,736

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2003

Recorded for 22 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adalay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2003

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
22
Annual births at peak — across 22 years of records
0510152025 20242021201820152012200920062003 5

Adalay by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
119 births that decade — 57% of Adalay's all-time total
2000s382010s1192020s51

Adalay by state

Where Adalay concentrates geographically — total births since 2003

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Adalay
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 2.4%
California share of Adalay's total US births 2.4%

5 of 208 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adalay?
208 babies have been named Adalay since 2003. It currently ranks #10736 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 22 births.
When was Adalay most popular?
Adalay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 119 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Adalay most popular?
The top states for the name Adalay are California (5 births).
How long has the name Adalay been used?
Adalay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2003, spanning 22 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adalay?
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.

Keep exploring Adalay

Nearby Names Like Adalay

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Adalay

Names with a similar popularity rank to Adalay

Baby Name Guides

Learn more about naming trends and how to use data to choose a name

Explore more names

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, 2003–2024 (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.