US rank #4106 Girls' name Peak 2011 5,465 births

Adelle — #4106 US girls' name

5,465 babies named Adelle in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#4106
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 77% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Adelle was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

179 babies were named Adelle in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adelle

The Social Security Administration has registered 5,465 babies named Adelle between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adelle currently holds the #4106 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 179 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adelle performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 1,022 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Adelle shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 300 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Adelle in 27 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adelle 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 5,465 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.

Adelle at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

5,465

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

2011

179 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#4,106

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adelle popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2011)
179
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Adelle by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
1,022 births that decade — 19% of Adelle's all-time total
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Adelle by state

Where Adelle concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adelle
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
300 5.5%
#2 Texas
274 5.0%
#3 New York
260 4.8%
#4 Illinois
144 2.6%
#5 Ohio
92 1.7%
#6 Alabama
70 1.3%
#7 Pennsylvania
57 1.0%
#8 North Carolina
46 0.8%
California share of Adelle's total US births 5.5%
Even split

300 of 5,465 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.

Adelle appears in 27 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adelle?
5,465 babies have been named Adelle since 1880. It currently ranks #4106 among girls. The peak year was 2011 with 179 births.
When was Adelle most popular?
Adelle was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,022 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
Where is Adelle most popular?
The top states for the name Adelle are California (300 births), Texas (274 births), New York (260 births).
How long has the name Adelle been used?
Adelle has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adelle?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adeline, Adele, Adelaide, Adelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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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, 1880–2024 (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.