Total births
16
Girls' name · since 1920
Addell
16 babies named Addell in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 16
- total births
- 1920–1922
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Addell sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1920.
Addell has 16 recorded births among girls since 1920, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1920 to 1922.
- 16 total births
- 1920–1922 years on record
- 1920s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
16 girls have been named Addell since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1922.
- 16
- total births
- 1920–1922
- years on record
- 1920s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Addell was born in this single decade.
1921
Single peak year
6 babies were named Addell in 1921 - its busiest year on record.
Addell's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Addell's full recorded timeline at 1921, 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 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1921 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Addell at a glance
Last recorded 1922Peak year
1921
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1920
Addell popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1920–1922
- Peak year (1921)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Addell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1920s was Addell's strongest decade.
16 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Addell births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
16 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 16 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Addell? ▼
Addell has been given to 16 babies in the U.S. since 1920, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1922. 6 babies were born in 1921, its single highest year.
When was Addell most popular? ▼
Addell was most popular in the 1920s decade with 16 total births. The single peak year was 1921.
How long has the name Addell been used? ▼
Records for Addell go back to 1920, giving 3 years of history through 1922.
What names are similar to Addell? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Addison, Addie, Addyson, Addisyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Addell
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Addyson Girl
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Addisyn Girl
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Addilyn Girl
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1920–1922 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Addell: Baby Name Since 1920 - 16 Births, Peak 1921." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/addell. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Addell 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 July 2026.