Boys' name · since 1981

Adarius

1,321 babies named Adarius in U.S. Social Security records since 1981, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#4,306 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,472 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,321
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade

Adarius currently ranks #5472 among boys' names in America, with 1,321 babies recorded since 1981.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adarius has been recorded 1,321 times among boys since 1981, currently ranked #5472 nationally and more common than 61% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1981 to 2025.

  • #4,306 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • #5,472 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
  • 1,321 born since 1981
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adarius ranks #4,306 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,472 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,321 born since 1981, peaking in the 2000s.

#4,306 of 45,481
all-time among boys
#5,472 of 13,930
2025 SSA year
1,321
born since 1981
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%60.7%
Adarius vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Adarius's 1,321 recorded births place it above 90.52% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

11 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

11 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Georgia.

How Adarius compares

1,321 Top 28% higher than 72% of 13,930 names currently given to boys

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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

Adarius's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Adarius Median boys name (Takari) #1 boys name (Liam)
All-time total births 1,321 369 358,536
Peak-year births 70 34 22,252

Adarius's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Adarius splits its recorded history at 2004: 45% of all births land in the more recent half, 55% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 70 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Adarius popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1981–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2007)
70
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
020406080 198119881994200020062012201820242025 17

Adarius by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (459 births, 35% of the file).

2000s was Adarius's strongest decade.

459 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.

Adarius births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 459 births (35% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Adarius compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Adarius's total volume

Adarius vs 15 similarly-sized boys names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 20406080100120140 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -39, 12.1%-56, 5.1%-47, 6.9%-103, 11.7%-63, 3.1%-118, 2.3%-56, 5.4%-45, 7.1%-111, 2.9%-29, 14.1%-69, 3.2%-49, 7.6%-56, 3.9%-57, 4.4%-50, 4.8%Adarius-45, 5.3%Adarius
Adarius vs 15 similarly-sized boys names

Adarius by state

Where Adarius concentrates geographically, total births since 1981

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adarius
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Georgia
119 9.0%
#2 Florida
68 5.1%
#3 Texas
59 4.5%
#4 Tennessee
47 3.6%
#5 Alabama
44 3.3%
#6 Mississippi
33 2.5%
#7 North Carolina
21 1.6%
#8 Louisiana
6 0.5%
Georgia share of Adarius's total US births 9.0%
Even split

119 of 1,321 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 11 reporting states.

Adarius appears in 11 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adarius?
Since 1981, Social Security records show 1,321 babies named Adarius. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #4,306 of 45,481 boys' names by total births. In 2025, it holds #5,472 of 13,930 among boys. Its busiest year on record was 2007, with 70 births.
Where does Adarius sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adarius ranks #4,306 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,472 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Adarius most popular?
Adarius was most popular in the 2000s decade with 459 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
Where is Adarius most popular?
The top states for the name Adarius are Georgia (119 births), Florida (68 births), Texas (59 births).
How long has the name Adarius been used?
The SSA has tracked Adarius since 1981 -- 45 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Adarius?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adam, Adan, Adalberto, Adair, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Adarius's data

  • Adarius's decade-level peak was the 2000s (459 total births); usage has since declined to 74 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Georgia records the most Adariuss (119 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Georgia names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Adarius

Nearby Names Like Adarius

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

Names with a similar popularity rank to Adarius

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Adarius: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1981–2025 (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 Adarius 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.