Total births
187
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.
- #9151
- among girls today
- 187
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
187 babies have been named Adea since 1980, making it today's #9151 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adea has been recorded 187 times among girls since 1980, currently ranked #9151 nationally and more common than 48% of girls, 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.
- #9151 among girls today
- 187 born since 1980
- 2010s peak decade
- 48% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Adea is currently the #9151 girls' name in America, more common than 48% of girls - 187 born since 1980, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9151
- among girls today
- 187
- born since 1980
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 48%
- more common than other girls
Adea vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#9151
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 48% of names given to girls today.
2010s
Peak decade
41% of everyone ever named Adea was born in this single decade.
2019
Single peak year
15 babies were named Adea in 2019 - its busiest year on record.
How Adea compares
187 35th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Adea's all-time total is 51% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adea | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 187 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
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 at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2019
Current rank
#9,151
Active since
1980
Adea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2024
- Peak year (2019)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Adea by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
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
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 24
2000s
24 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s
2020s
57 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 76 births (41% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Adea? ▼
Since 1980, Social Security records show 187 babies named Adea. Today it holds rank #9151 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2019, with 15 births.
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.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
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
Adeline Girl
#58 80,812 births
Adele Girl
#797 42,362 births
Adelaide Girl
#272 35,007 births
Adelyn Girl
#314 23,612 births
Adelina Girl
#341 16,762 births
Compare Adea side by side: Adea vs Adeline Adea vs Adele Adea vs Adelaide
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Adea
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, 1980–2024 (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. "Adea: #9151 Girls' Name - 187 Births, Peak 2019." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/adea. 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 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 July 2026.