Recorded 1880–1995 Boys' name Peak 1918 2,373 births

Adelbert — boys' name

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.

1880s1401890s1061900s991910s5011920s5221930s3571940s2121950s1401960s971970s1121980s501990s37
1920s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Adelbert was born in this single decade.

1918
Single peak year

86 babies were named Adelbert in 1918 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adelbert

The Social Security Administration has registered 2,373 babies named Adelbert between 1880 and 1995, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adelbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1995. The name reached its historical peak in 1918, when 86 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adelbert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 522 births during that ten-year window. Across the 12 decades of recorded activity, Adelbert shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 258 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Ohio and Michigan. In total, SSA state-level files list Adelbert in 10 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adelbert 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 2,373 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.

Adelbert at a glance

Last recorded 1995

Total births

2,373

Since 1880

116 years of records

Peak year

1918

86 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1995

Active since

1880

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 1995

Adelbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1995–1880

Last recorded 1995
Peak year (1918)
86
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Adelbert by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
522 births that decade — 22% of Adelbert's all-time total
1880s1401890s1061900s991910s5011920s5221930s3571940s2121950s1401960s971970s1121980s501990s37

Adelbert by state

Where Adelbert concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adelbert
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%
New York share of Adelbert's total US births 10.9%
Even split

258 of 2,373 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.

Adelbert appears in 10 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adelbert?
2,373 babies have been named Adelbert since 1880. It was last recorded in 1995. The peak year was 1918 with 86 births.
When was Adelbert most popular?
Adelbert was most popular in the 1920s decade with 522 total births. The single peak year was 1918.
Where is Adelbert most popular?
The top states for the name Adelbert are New York (258 births), Ohio (186 births), Michigan (64 births).
How long has the name Adelbert been used?
Adelbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 116 years of data through 1995.
What names are similar to Adelbert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aden, Adel, Adem, Adell, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1880–1995 (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.