Girls' name · since 1980

Adea

187 babies named Adea in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#20,483 of 72,339
all-time among girls
187
born since 1980
2010s
peak decade

Adea sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 187 recorded since 1980.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adea has been recorded 187 times among girls since 1980, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2024.

  • #20,483 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 187 born since 1980
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adea ranks #20,483 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 187 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.

#20,483 of 72,339
all-time among girls
187
born since 1980
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Adea's 187 recorded births place it above 71.61% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Adea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Adea splits its recorded history at 2013: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1980 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2019 peak of 15 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Adea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2024

Last recorded 2024
Peak year (2019)
15
Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
05101520 198019972005201020142017202020232024 11

Adea by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (76 births, 41% of the file).

2010s was Adea's strongest decade.

76 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.

Adea births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (41% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adea?
Since 1980, Social Security records show 187 babies named Adea. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #20,483 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2024. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 15 births.
Where does Adea sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adea ranks #20,483 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Adea most popular?
Adea was most popular in the 2010s decade with 76 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
How long has the name Adea been used?
The SSA has tracked Adea since 1980 -- 45 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Adea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adeline, Adele, Adelaide, Adelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Adea's data

  • Adea's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (76 total births) through the 2020s (57) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.

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

Keep exploring Adea

Nearby Names Like Adea

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Adea: 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, 1980–2024 (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 Adea 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.