Recorded 1998–2013 Boys' name Peak 1998 23 births

Adesh — boys' name

23 babies named Adesh in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s62000s122010s5
2000s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Adesh was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Adesh in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adesh

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Adesh between 1998 and 2013, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adesh currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adesh performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Adesh shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adesh 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 23 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.

Adesh at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

23

Since 1998

16 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

1998

Recorded for 16 years

Last year on file: 2013

Adesh popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–1998

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 16 years of records
4.555.566.5 2013200420011998 6

Adesh by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
12 births that decade — 52% of Adesh's all-time total
1990s62000s122010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adesh?
23 babies have been named Adesh since 1998. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Adesh most popular?
Adesh was most popular in the 2000s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Adesh been used?
Adesh has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 16 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Adesh?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aden, Adelbert, Adel, Adem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1998–2013 (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.