Girls' name · since 1880
Adela
Adela has 14,105 recorded births since 1880 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2015 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #1,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,152 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,105
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
14,105 babies have been named Adela since 1880, making it today's #1152 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Adela recorded 14,105 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #1152 nationally today, ahead of 93% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,340 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,152 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 14,105 born since 1880
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adela ranks #1,340 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,152 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 14,105 born since 1880, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,340 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,152 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 14,105
- born since 1880
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adela's 14,105 recorded births place it above 98.14% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Adela compares
14,105 Top 8% higher than 92% of 17,297 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
Adela's all-time total is 38x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adela | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 14,105 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 227 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adela's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adela's SSA record in two at 1953 and the more recent half accounts for 62% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 38%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1881, with only 7 births recorded -- set against the 2015 peak of 227, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adela popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 227
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Adela by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,877 births, 13% of the file).
2010s was Adela's strongest decade.
1,877 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Adela births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 147
1880s
147 births
- 1890s 307
1890s
307 births
- 1900s 377
1900s
377 births
- 1910s
1910s
1,040 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,246 births
- 1930s
1930s
805 births
- 1940s
1940s
1,043 births
- 1950s
1950s
1,180 births
- 1960s
1960s
903 births
- 1970s
1970s
792 births
- 1980s 704
1980s
704 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,050 births
- 2000s
2000s
1,367 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,877 births
- 2020s
2020s
1,267 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,877 births (13% of all-time use).
How Adela compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Adela's total volume
Adela by state
Where Adela concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,011 | 28.4% |
| #2 | California | | 2,752 | 19.5% |
| #3 | New York | | 525 | 3.7% |
| #4 | New Mexico | | 397 | 2.8% |
| #5 | Illinois | | 370 | 2.6% |
| #6 | Arizona | | 336 | 2.4% |
| #7 | Florida | | 259 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 144 | 1.0% |
4,011 of 14,105 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Adela appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adela's data
- Adela's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,877 total births) through the 2020s (1,267) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Adelas (4,011 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Adela: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Adela 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.