Adell — #13445 US unisex name
6,206 babies named Adell in U.S. Social Security records since 1881, with the highest year being 1921. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 24% of names given to girls today.
26% of everyone ever named Adell was born in this single decade.
197 babies were named Adell in 1921 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Adell
The Social Security Administration has registered 6,206 babies named Adell between 1881 and 2024, spanning 144 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adell currently holds the #13445 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1921, when 197 babies received it in a single year. Adell is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 1,049 additional births since 1910.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Adell performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 1,639 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Adell shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Alabama, which accounts for 608 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Georgia. In total, SSA state-level files list Adell in 19 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Adell 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 6,206 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.
Adell at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
Current rank
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Adell popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1881
- Peak year (1921)
- 197
- Annual births at peak — across 144 years of records
Currently ranks #13445 among girls.
6,206 total births across 144 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1921 with 197 births in a single year.
Adell popularity over time — boys
1,049 total births recorded since 1910 (Adell as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Adell accounts for 14% of total recorded use across both genders.
Adell by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1920s
- 1,639 births that decade — 26% of Adell's all-time total
Adell decade highlights
- Peak decade 1,639 births
- Runner-up 1,270 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1920s was Adell's strongest decade
1,639 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 26% of all-time use.
Adell by state
Where Adell concentrates geographically — total births since 1881
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Alabama | | 608 | 9.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 456 | 7.3% |
| #3 | Georgia | | 415 | 6.7% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 413 | 6.7% |
| #5 | South Carolina | | 324 | 5.2% |
| #6 | Mississippi | | 288 | 4.6% |
| #7 | Virginia | | 273 | 4.4% |
| #8 | Arkansas | | 135 | 2.2% |
608 of 6,206 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 19 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- Alabama 9.8% of nationwide
- Texas 7.3% of nationwide
- Georgia 6.7% of nationwide
- North Carolina 6.7% of nationwide
- South Carolina 5.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 19 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
Alabama accounts for 9.8% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Adell appears in 19 states. Explore state details →
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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, 1881–2024 (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.