Girls' name · since 2003
Adelie
Adelie has 688 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2013 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #9,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,856 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 688
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Adelie is the #5856 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 688 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Adelie recorded 688 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #5856 nationally today, ahead of 66% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #9,615 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,856 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 688 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adelie ranks #9,615 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,856 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 688 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #9,615 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,856 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 688
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adelie's 688 recorded births place it above 86.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
6 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Adelie compares
688 Top 39% higher than 61% 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
Adelie's all-time total is 83% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adelie | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 688 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 51 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adelie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adelie's SSA record in two at 2014 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 9 births recorded -- set against the 2013 peak of 51, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adelie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 51
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Adelie by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (382 births, 56% of the file).
2010s was Adelie's strongest decade.
382 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 56% of all-time use.
Adelie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 135
2000s
135 births
- 2010s
2010s
382 births
- 2020s
2020s
171 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 382 births (56% of all-time use).
How Adelie 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 Adelie's total volume
Adelie by state
Where Adelie concentrates geographically, total births since 2003
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 44 | 6.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 40 | 5.8% |
| #3 | Florida | | 6 | 0.9% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #5 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 5 | 0.7% |
44 of 688 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 6 reporting states.
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What to do with Adelie's data
- Adelie's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (382 total births) through the 2020s (171) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Adelies (44 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 Adelie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2013)
Similar record span (~22 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, 2003–2025 (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 Adelie 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.