Recorded 2009–2023 Girls' name Peak 2009 71 births

Adelay — girls' name

71 babies named Adelay in U.S. Social Security records since 2009, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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2010s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Adelay was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

8 babies were named Adelay in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adelay

The Social Security Administration has registered 71 babies named Adelay between 2009 and 2023, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adelay currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adelay performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 41 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Adelay shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adelay in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 71 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adelay at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

71

Since 2009

15 years of records

Peak year

2009

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2009

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2023

Adelay popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2009

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2009)
8
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
456789 202320222021202020192017201620152014201320122009 8

Adelay by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
41 births that decade — 58% of Adelay's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adelay?
71 babies have been named Adelay since 2009. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2009 with 8 births.
When was Adelay most popular?
Adelay was most popular in the 2010s decade with 41 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Adelay been used?
Adelay has been recorded in Social Security data since 2009, spanning 15 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Adelay?
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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2009–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.