Total births
27
Girls' name · since 2015
Adey
27 babies named Adey in U.S. Social Security records since 2015, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13170
- among girls today
- 27
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other girls
27 babies have been named Adey since 2015, making it today's #13170 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Adey recorded 27 times among girls since 2015, holding rank #13170 nationally today, ahead of 26% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2015 to 2024.
- #13170 among girls today
- 27 born since 2015
- 2020s peak decade
- 26% more common than other girls
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
Adey is currently the #13170 girls' name in America, more common than 26% of girls - 27 born since 2015, peaking in the 2020s.
- #13170
- among girls today
- 27
- born since 2015
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 26%
- more common than other girls
Adey vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#13170
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 26% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Adey was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
8 babies were named Adey in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Adey compares
27 9th percentile among 17,726 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
Adey's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adey | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 27 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 8 | 48 | 19,840 |
Adey's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Adey splits its recorded history at 2021: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2020 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Adey at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#13,170
Active since
2015
Adey popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2015–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 10 years of records
Adey by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Adey's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Adey births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s 7
2010s
7 births
- 2020s
2020s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 20 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Adey? ▼
Since 2015, Social Security records show 27 babies named Adey. Today it holds rank #13170 among girls. Its busiest year on record was 2021, with 8 births.
When was Adey most popular? ▼
Adey was most popular in the 2020s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Adey been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Adey since 2015 -- 10 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Adey? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Adey
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Adey
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Adelyn Girl
#314 23,612 births
Adelina Girl
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Compare Adey side by side: Adey vs Adeline Adey vs Adele Adey vs Adelaide
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 2015–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Adey: #13170 Girls' Name - 27 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/adey. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Adey 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 July 2026.