Girls' name · since 1887
Adalene
Since 1887, U.S. Social Security records show 708 babies named Adalene, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,871 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 708
- born since 1887
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Adalene is the #8871 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 708 recorded since 1887.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adalene has been recorded 708 times among girls since 1887, currently ranked #8871 nationally and more common than 49% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1887 to 2025.
- #9,447 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,871 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 708 born since 1887
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adalene ranks #9,447 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,871 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 708 born since 1887, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,447 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,871 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 708
- born since 1887
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adalene's 708 recorded births place it above 86.92% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Adalene compares
708 Top 38% higher than 62% 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
Adalene's all-time total is 88% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adalene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 708 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 46 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adalene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adalene's full recorded timeline at 1935, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1887, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 46 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adalene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1887–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 46
- Annual births at peak, across 139 years of records
Adalene by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (309 births, 44% of the file).
2010s was Adalene's strongest decade.
309 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 44% of all-time use.
Adalene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1900s 11
1900s
11 births
- 1910s 72
1910s
72 births
- 1920s 107
1920s
107 births
- 1930s 40
1930s
40 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 2000s 66
2000s
66 births
- 2010s
2010s
309 births
- 2020s 93
2020s
93 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 309 births (44% of all-time use).
How Adalene 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 Adalene's total volume
Adalene by state
Where Adalene concentrates geographically, total births since 1887
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 56 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16 | 2.3% |
56 of 708 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Adalene's data
- Adalene's decade-level peak was the 2010s (309 total births); usage has since declined to 93 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Adalenes (56 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 Adalene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~138 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, 1887–2025 (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 Adalene 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.