US rank #9055 Unisex name Peak 2017 363 births

Ade — #9055 US boys' name

363 babies named Ade in U.S. Social Security records since 1919, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61970s421980s431990s632000s552010s982020s56
#9055
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 36% of names given to boys today.

2010s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Ade was born in this single decade.

2017
Single peak year

18 babies were named Ade in 2017 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ade

The Social Security Administration has registered 363 babies named Ade between 1919 and 2024, spanning 106 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Ade currently holds the #9055 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2017, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Ade is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 34 additional births since 2001.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ade performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 98 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Ade shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Ade in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ade 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 363 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.

Ade at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

363

Since 1919

106 years of records

Peak year

2017

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,055

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1919

Recorded for 106 years

Last year on file: 2024

Ade popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1919

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
18
Annual births at peak — across 106 years of records
05101520 20242018201120051996198819791919 6

Ade popularity over time — girls

34 total births recorded since 2001 (Ade as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 34 births
45678910 20232022201820162001 5

Ade by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
98 births that decade — 27% of Ade's all-time total
1910s61970s421980s431990s632000s552010s982020s56

Ade by state

Where Ade concentrates geographically — total births since 1919

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Ade
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
5 1.4%
California share of Ade's total US births 1.4%

5 of 363 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ade?
363 babies have been named Ade since 1919. It currently ranks #9055 among boys. The peak year was 2017 with 18 births.
When was Ade most popular?
Ade was most popular in the 2010s decade with 98 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Ade most popular?
The top states for the name Ade are California (5 births).
Is Ade a unisex name?
Yes, Ade is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 363 births, and as a girl's name it has 34 births.
How long has the name Ade been used?
Ade has been recorded in Social Security data since 1919, spanning 106 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Ade?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aden, Adelbert, Adel, Adem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1919–2024 (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.