US rank #4585 Girls' name Peak 2011 1,467 births

Addy — #4585 US girls' name

1,467 babies named Addy in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s701980s911990s1742000s4312010s5032020s198
#4585
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 74% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Addy was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

63 babies were named Addy in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Addy

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,467 babies named Addy between 1974 and 2024, spanning 51 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Addy currently holds the #4585 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 63 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Addy performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 503 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Addy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 73 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Addy in 9 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Addy 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 1,467 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.

Addy at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,467

Since 1974

51 years of records

Peak year

2011

63 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,585

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1974

Recorded for 51 years

Last year on file: 2024

Addy popularity over time — girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1974

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
63
Annual births at peak — across 51 years of records
020406080 202420172010200319961989198219751974 6

Addy popularity over time — boys

22 total births recorded since 1983 (Addy as boys' name)

Unisex variant — 22 births
4.555.566.5 2015200920001983 5

Addy by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
503 births that decade — 34% of Addy's all-time total
1970s701980s911990s1742000s4312010s5032020s198

Addy by state

Where Addy concentrates geographically — total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Addy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
73 5.0%
#2 California
28 1.9%
#3 Pennsylvania
6 0.4%
#4 Georgia
5 0.3%
#5 Minnesota
5 0.3%
#6 North Carolina
5 0.3%
#7 New York
5 0.3%
#8 Tennessee
5 0.3%
Texas share of Addy's total US births 5.0%
Even split

73 of 1,467 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.

Addy appears in 9 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Addy?
1,467 babies have been named Addy since 1974. It currently ranks #4585 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 63 births.
When was Addy most popular?
Addy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 503 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Addy most popular?
The top states for the name Addy are Texas (73 births), California (28 births), Pennsylvania (6 births).
How long has the name Addy been used?
Addy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1974, spanning 51 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Addy?
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.

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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, 1974–2024 (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.