Girls' name · since 1916
Adelaine
652 babies named Adelaine in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2020. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #9,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,001 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 652
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Adelaine is the #5001 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 652 recorded since 1916.
Adelaine has 652 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #5001 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #9,977 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,001 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 652 born since 1916
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adelaine ranks #9,977 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,001 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 652 born since 1916, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,977 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,001 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 652
- born since 1916
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adelaine's 652 recorded births place it above 86.19% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Adelaine compares
652 Top 40% higher than 60% 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
Adelaine's all-time total is 73% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adelaine | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 652 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 40 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adelaine's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adelaine's SSA record in two at 2006 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2020 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adelaine popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2020)
- 40
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Adelaine by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (266 births, 41% of the file).
2010s was Adelaine's strongest decade.
266 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Adelaine births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 32
1920s
32 births
- 1990s 34
1990s
34 births
- 2000s 93
2000s
93 births
- 2010s
2010s
266 births
- 2020s
2020s
211 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 266 births (41% of all-time use).
How Adelaine 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 Adelaine's total volume
Adelaine by state
Where Adelaine concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 38 | 5.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 31 | 4.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 5 | 0.8% |
38 of 652 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Adelaine's data
- Adelaine's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (266 total births) through the 2020s (211) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Adelaines (38 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 Adelaine: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2020)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Adelaine 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.