Unisex name · since 1914
Adel
Adel has 1,508 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,720 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,508
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Adel currently ranks #4720 among unisex names in America, with 1,508 babies recorded since 1914.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adel has been recorded 1,508 times among boys since 1914, currently ranked #4720 nationally and more common than 66% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #3,941 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,720 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,508 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adel ranks #3,941 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,720 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,508 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,941 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,720 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,508
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Adel's 1,508 recorded births place it above 91.32% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Adel compares
1,508 Top 26% higher than 74% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Adel's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adel | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,508 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 52 | 34 | 22,252 |
Adel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adel's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 75% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 25%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1914, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2007 peak of 52, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adel popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 52
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Adel popularity over time - girls
1,494 total births recorded since 1888 (Adel as girls' name)
Adel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (392 births, 26% of the file).
2000s was Adel's strongest decade.
392 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Adel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1920s 6
1920s
6 births
- 1930s 11
1930s
11 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1960s 24
1960s
24 births
- 1970s 43
1970s
43 births
- 1980s 149
1980s
149 births
- 1990s
1990s
283 births
- 2000s
2000s
392 births
- 2010s
2010s
388 births
- 2020s
2020s
197 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 392 births (26% of all-time use).
How Adel compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Adel's total volume
Adel by state
Where Adel concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 168 | 11.1% |
| #2 | New York | | 162 | 10.7% |
| #3 | Texas | | 37 | 2.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 28 | 1.9% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 6 | 0.4% |
168 of 1,508 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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- Adel's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (392 total births) through the 2020s (197) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Adels (168 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
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, 1914–2025 (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 Adel 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.