Unisex name · since 1974
Adeola
Since 1974, U.S. Social Security records show 425 babies named Adeola, peaking in 2001. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,176 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 425
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
425 babies have been named Adeola since 1974, making it today's #11176 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Adeola recorded 425 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #11176 nationally today, ahead of 35% 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 1974 to 2025.
- #13,021 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #11,176 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 425 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adeola ranks #13,021 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,176 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 425 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,021 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #11,176 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 425
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adeola's 425 recorded births place it above 81.97% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Adeola compares
425 Top 48% higher than 52% 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
Adeola's all-time total is 13% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adeola | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 425 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adeola's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adeola's SSA record in two at 2002 and the more recent half accounts for 54% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 46%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1974, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2001 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adeola popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2001)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Adeola popularity over time - boys
43 total births recorded since 1986 (Adeola as boys' name)
Adeola by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (106 births, 25% of the file).
2010s was Adeola's strongest decade.
106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Adeola births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 10
1970s
10 births
- 1980s
1980s
69 births
- 1990s
1990s
95 births
- 2000s
2000s
98 births
- 2010s
2010s
106 births
- 2020s
2020s
47 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 106 births (25% of all-time use).
Adeola by state
Where Adeola concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
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What to do with Adeola's data
- Adeola's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (106 total births) through the 2020s (47) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Adeolas (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Adeola: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2001)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Adeola 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.