Boys' name · since 1880
Adelbert
2,373 babies named Adelbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1918. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #2,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,373
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
2,373 boys have been named Adelbert since 1880, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Adelbert recorded 2,373 times among boys since 1880, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 1995.
- #2,972 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 2,373 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adelbert ranks #2,972 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 2,373 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,972 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 2,373
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Adelbert's 2,373 recorded births place it above 93.46% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
Adelbert's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Adelbert splits its recorded history at 1936: 32% of all births land in the more recent half, 68% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1886 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1918 peak of 86 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Adelbert popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–1995
- Peak year (1918)
- 86
- Annual births at peak, across 116 years of records
Adelbert by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (522 births, 22% of the file).
1920s was Adelbert's strongest decade.
522 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Adelbert births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 140
1880s
140 births
- 1890s 106
1890s
106 births
- 1900s 99
1900s
99 births
- 1910s
1910s
501 births
- 1920s
1920s
522 births
- 1930s
1930s
357 births
- 1940s
1940s
212 births
- 1950s 140
1950s
140 births
- 1960s 97
1960s
97 births
- 1970s 112
1970s
112 births
- 1980s 50
1980s
50 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 522 births (22% of all-time use).
How Adelbert 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 Adelbert's total volume
Adelbert by state
Where Adelbert concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 258 | 10.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 186 | 7.8% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 64 | 2.7% |
| #4 | Maine | | 21 | 0.9% |
| #5 | Wisconsin | | 16 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 10 | 0.4% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 6 | 0.3% |
258 of 2,373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Adelbert appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adelbert's data
- Adelbert's decade-level peak was the 1920s (522 total births); usage has since declined to 37 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Adelberts (258 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Adelbert: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1918)
Similar record span (~115 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, 1880–1995 (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 Adelbert 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.