Girls' name · since 1889
Adelene
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 1,258 babies named Adelene, peaking in 1919. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #6,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,149 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,258
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Adelene currently ranks #7149 among girls' names in America, with 1,258 babies recorded since 1889.
Social Security Administration records show Adelene recorded 1,258 times among girls since 1889, holding rank #7149 nationally today, ahead of 59% of girls, 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 1889 to 2025.
- #6,419 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #7,149 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,258 born since 1889
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adelene ranks #6,419 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,149 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,258 born since 1889, peaking in the 1920s.
- #6,419 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #7,149 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,258
- born since 1889
- 1920s
- peak decade
Adelene's 1,258 recorded births place it above 91.12% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Adelene compares
1,258 Top 29% higher than 71% 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
Adelene's all-time total is 3x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adelene | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,258 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 37 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adelene's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adelene's SSA record in two at 1948 and the more recent half accounts for 43% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 57%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1893, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1919 peak of 37, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adelene popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1919)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Adelene by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (288 births, 23% of the file).
1920s was Adelene's strongest decade.
288 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Adelene births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 16
1890s
16 births
- 1900s 47
1900s
47 births
- 1910s
1910s
183 births
- 1920s
1920s
288 births
- 1930s
1930s
140 births
- 1940s 48
1940s
48 births
- 1950s 51
1950s
51 births
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 63
1990s
63 births
- 2000s 100
2000s
100 births
- 2010s
2010s
198 births
- 2020s 106
2020s
106 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 288 births (23% of all-time use).
How Adelene compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Adelene's total volume
Adelene by state
Where Adelene concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 71 | 5.6% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 38 | 3.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 13 | 1.0% |
| #4 | Louisiana | | 5 | 0.4% |
| #5 | Missouri | | 5 | 0.4% |
71 of 1,258 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Adelene's data
- Adelene's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (288 total births) through the 2020s (106) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Adelenes (71 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 Adelene: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1919)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Adelene 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.