Recorded 1914–1958 Boys' name Peak 1917 92 births

Adger — boys' name

92 babies named Adger in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s341920s331930s151940s51950s5
1910s
Peak decade

37% of everyone ever named Adger was born in this single decade.

1917
Single peak year

10 babies were named Adger in 1917 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adger

The Social Security Administration has registered 92 babies named Adger between 1914 and 1958, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Adger currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1958. The name reached its historical peak in 1917, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adger performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Adger shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in South Carolina, which accounts for 26 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Adger in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adger 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 92 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.

Adger at a glance

Last recorded 1958

Total births

92

Since 1914

45 years of records

Peak year

1917

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1958

Active since

1914

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 1958

Adger popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1914

Last recorded 1958
Peak year (1917)
10
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
4681012 1958193619311926192319171914 6

Adger by decade

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

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
34 births that decade — 37% of Adger's all-time total
1910s341920s331930s151940s51950s5

Adger by state

Where Adger concentrates geographically — total births since 1914

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Adger
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 South Carolina
26 28.3%
South Carolina share of Adger's total US births 28.3%

26 of 92 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adger?
92 babies have been named Adger since 1914. It was last recorded in 1958. The peak year was 1917 with 10 births.
When was Adger most popular?
Adger was most popular in the 1910s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Where is Adger most popular?
The top states for the name Adger are South Carolina (26 births).
How long has the name Adger been used?
Adger has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 45 years of data through 1958.
What names are similar to Adger?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adgie. 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, 1914–1958 (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.