US rank #10000 Girls' name Peak 2012 216 births

Adalei — #10000 US girls' name

216 babies named Adalei in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s332010s1332020s50
#10000
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 43% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Adalei was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

19 babies were named Adalei in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adalei

The Social Security Administration has registered 216 babies named Adalei between 2005 and 2024, spanning 20 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adalei currently holds the #10000 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 19 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adalei performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Adalei shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adalei 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 216 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.

Adalei at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

216

Since 2005

20 years of records

Peak year

2012

19 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#10,000

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2005

Recorded for 20 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adalei popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2005

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2012)
19
Annual births at peak — across 20 years of records
05101520 2024202120182015201220092005 5

Adalei by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
133 births that decade — 62% of Adalei's all-time total
2000s332010s1332020s50

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adalei?
216 babies have been named Adalei since 2005. It currently ranks #10000 among girls. The peak year was 2012 with 19 births.
When was Adalei most popular?
Adalei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Adalei been used?
Adalei has been recorded in Social Security data since 2005, spanning 20 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adalei?
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.

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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, 2005–2024 (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.