Girls' name · since 1880
Adaline
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 18,766 babies named Adaline, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #208 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,766
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Adaline currently ranks #208 among girls' names in America, with 18,766 babies recorded since 1880.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adaline has been recorded 18,766 times among girls since 1880, currently ranked #208 nationally and more common than 99% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,111 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #208 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 18,766 born since 1880
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adaline ranks #1,111 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #208 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 18,766 born since 1880, peaking in the 2020s.
- #1,111 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #208 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 18,766
- born since 1880
- 2020s
- peak decade
Adaline's 18,766 recorded births place it above 98.46% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Adaline compares
18,766 Top 7% higher than 93% 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
Adaline's all-time total is 50x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adaline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 18,766 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,882 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adaline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adaline's full recorded timeline at 1948, 90% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 10% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1947, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 1,882 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adaline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 1,882
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Adaline by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (8,061 births, 43% of the file).
2020s was Adaline's strongest decade.
8,061 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 43% of all-time use.
Adaline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 180
1880s
180 births
- 1890s 208
1890s
208 births
- 1900s 234
1900s
234 births
- 1910s 538
1910s
538 births
- 1920s 538
1920s
538 births
- 1930s 180
1930s
180 births
- 1940s 101
1940s
101 births
- 1950s 83
1950s
83 births
- 1960s 86
1960s
86 births
- 1970s 24
1970s
24 births
- 1980s 58
1980s
58 births
- 1990s 140
1990s
140 births
- 2000s 613
2000s
613 births
- 2010s
2010s
7,722 births
- 2020s
2020s
8,061 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 8,061 births (43% of all-time use).
How Adaline 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 Adaline's total volume
Adaline by state
Where Adaline concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,740 | 9.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,654 | 8.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 776 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 663 | 3.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 616 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 609 | 3.2% |
| #7 | New York | | 515 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 488 | 2.6% |
1,740 of 18,766 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Adaline appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adaline's data
- California records the most Adalines (1,740 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 Adaline: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Adaline 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.