US rank #6929 Girls' name Peak 2016 369 births

Adelena — #6929 US girls' name

369 babies named Adelena in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s191990s162000s632010s1822020s89
#6929
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 61% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Adelena was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

33 babies were named Adelena in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adelena

The Social Security Administration has registered 369 babies named Adelena between 1915 and 2024, spanning 110 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adelena currently holds the #6929 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adelena performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 182 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Adelena shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 10 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Adelena in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adelena 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 369 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.

Adelena at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

369

Since 1915

110 years of records

Peak year

2016

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#6,929

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1915

Recorded for 110 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adelena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1915

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
33
Annual births at peak — across 110 years of records
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Adelena by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
182 births that decade — 49% of Adelena's all-time total
1910s191990s162000s632010s1822020s89

Adelena by state

Where Adelena concentrates geographically — total births since 1915

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Adelena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
10 2.7%
#2 Texas
5 1.4%
California share of Adelena's total US births 2.7%
Even split

10 of 369 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adelena?
369 babies have been named Adelena since 1915. It currently ranks #6929 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 33 births.
When was Adelena most popular?
Adelena was most popular in the 2010s decade with 182 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Adelena most popular?
The top states for the name Adelena are California (10 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Adelena been used?
Adelena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1915, spanning 110 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adelena?
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.

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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, 1915–2024 (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.