Girls' name · since 1880
Adella
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 5,998 babies named Adella, peaking in 1920. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,285 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,608 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,998
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
5,998 babies have been named Adella since 1880, making it today's #2608 girls' name.
Adella has 5,998 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2608 as of the latest data, more common than 85% of girls, 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 1880 to 2025.
- #2,285 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,608 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,998 born since 1880
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adella ranks #2,285 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,608 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,998 born since 1880, peaking in the 1920s.
- #2,285 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,608 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,998
- born since 1880
- 1920s
- peak decade
Adella's 5,998 recorded births place it above 96.84% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Pennsylvania.
How Adella compares
5,998 Top 13% higher than 87% 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
Adella's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adella | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,998 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 143 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adella's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adella's full recorded timeline at 1953, 38% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 62% in the earlier half -- the name was more prevalent in its earlier era than it is today. Its quietest year on record was 1987, with just 6 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1920 peak of 143 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adella popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1920)
- 143
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Adella by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (1,014 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Adella's strongest decade.
1,014 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Adella births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 192
1880s
192 births
- 1890s 263
1890s
263 births
- 1900s 308
1900s
308 births
- 1910s
1910s
915 births
- 1920s
1920s
1,014 births
- 1930s
1930s
524 births
- 1940s 371
1940s
371 births
- 1950s 350
1950s
350 births
- 1960s 235
1960s
235 births
- 1970s 162
1970s
162 births
- 1980s 113
1980s
113 births
- 1990s 116
1990s
116 births
- 2000s 280
2000s
280 births
- 2010s
2010s
747 births
- 2020s
2020s
408 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 1,014 births (17% of all-time use).
How Adella 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 Adella's total volume
Adella by state
Where Adella concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Pennsylvania | | 311 | 5.2% |
| #2 | California | | 299 | 5.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 245 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Minnesota | | 119 | 2.0% |
| #5 | New York | | 104 | 1.7% |
| #6 | Massachusetts | | 96 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 86 | 1.4% |
| #8 | Ohio | | 82 | 1.4% |
311 of 5,998 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Adella appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adella's data
- Adella's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (1,014 total births) through the 2020s (408) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Pennsylvania records the most Adellas (311 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Pennsylvania 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 Adella: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1920)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Adella 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.