Total births
118
Girls' name · since 2007
Adelei
118 babies named Adelei in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 118
- total births
- 2007–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
Adelei is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 118 have been recorded since 2007.
Adelei has 118 recorded births among girls since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2007 to 2023.
- 118 total births
- 2007–2023 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 69% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
118 girls have been named Adelei since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.
- 118
- total births
- 2007–2023
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 69%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
69% of everyone ever named Adelei was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
14 babies were named Adelei in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Adelei's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adelei's full recorded timeline at 2013, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2007, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 14 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adelei at a glance
Last recorded 2023Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Adelei popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2023
- Peak year (2011)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Adelei by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Adelei's strongest decade.
81 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 69% of all-time use.
Adelei births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 22
2000s
22 births
- 2010s
2010s
81 births
- 2020s 15
2020s
15 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 81 births (69% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Adelei? ▼
Since 2007, Social Security records show 118 babies named Adelei. The most recent recorded year was 2023. Its busiest year on record was 2011, with 14 births.
When was Adelei most popular? ▼
Adelei was most popular in the 2010s decade with 81 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Adelei been used? ▼
Records for Adelei go back to 2007, giving 17 years of history through 2023.
What names are similar to Adelei? ▼
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.
What to do with Adelei's data
- Adelei's decade-level peak was the 2010s (81 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Adelei
Nearby Names Like Adelei
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Adelei
Adeline Girl
#58 80,812 births
Adele Girl
#797 42,362 births
Adelaide Girl
#272 35,007 births
Adelyn Girl
#314 23,612 births
Adelina Girl
#341 16,762 births
Compare Adelei side by side: Adelei vs Adeline Adelei vs Adele Adelei vs Adelaide
Related Names
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2007–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Adelei: Baby Name Since 2007 - 118 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/adelei. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Adelei 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 July 2026.