Girls' name · since 1915
Adelena
390 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.
- #13,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,754 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 390
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Adelena is the #5754 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 390 recorded since 1915.
Social Security Administration records show Adelena recorded 390 times among girls since 1915, holding rank #5754 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2025.
- #13,713 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,754 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 390 born since 1915
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adelena ranks #13,713 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,754 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 390 born since 1915, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,713 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,754 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 390
- born since 1915
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adelena's 390 recorded births place it above 81.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Adelena compares
390 Top 50% higher than 50% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Adelena's all-time total is 4% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adelena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 390 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adelena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Adelena splits its recorded history at 2012: 67% of all births land in the more recent half, 33% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1915 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2016 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Adelena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Adelena by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (182 births, 47% of the file).
2010s was Adelena's strongest decade.
182 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Adelena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 19
1910s
19 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s 63
2000s
63 births
- 2010s
2010s
182 births
- 2020s
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 182 births (47% of all-time use).
Adelena by state
Where Adelena concentrates geographically, total births since 1915
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 15 | 3.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.3% |
15 of 390 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Adelena's data
- Adelena's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (182 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Adelenas (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Adelena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~110 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, 1915–2025 (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 Adelena 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.