Girls' name · since 1916
Adelfa
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 345 babies named Adelfa, peaking in 1946. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #14,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 345
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Adelfa sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 345 recorded since 1916.
Adelfa has 345 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1974.
- #14,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 345 born since 1916
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adelfa ranks #14,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 345 born since 1916, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 345
- born since 1916
- 1920s
- peak decade
Adelfa's 345 recorded births place it above 79.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Adelfa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adelfa's SSA record in two at 1941 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1925, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1946 peak of 16, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adelfa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1974
- Peak year (1946)
- 16
- Annual births at peak, across 59 years of records
Adelfa by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (97 births, 28% of the file).
1920s was Adelfa's strongest decade.
97 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Adelfa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 17
1910s
17 births
- 1920s
1920s
97 births
- 1930s
1930s
70 births
- 1940s
1940s
89 births
- 1950s
1950s
43 births
- 1960s 19
1960s
19 births
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 97 births (28% of all-time use).
Adelfa by state
Where Adelfa concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 283 | 82.0% |
283 of 345 births nationwide.
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What to do with Adelfa's data
- Adelfa's decade-level peak was the 1920s (97 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 1970s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Adelfas (283 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Adelfa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1946)
Similar record span (~58 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, 1916–1974 (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 Adelfa 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.