Boys' name · since 1914
Adger
Since 1914, U.S. Social Security records show 92 babies named Adger, peaking in 1917. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17,927 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 92
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Adger sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 92 recorded since 1914.
Adger has 92 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 1958.
- #17,927 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 92 born since 1914
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adger ranks #17,927 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 92 born since 1914, peaking in the 1910s.
- #17,927 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 92
- born since 1914
- 1910s
- peak decade
Adger's 92 recorded births place it above 60.42% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by South Carolina.
Adger's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adger's SSA record in two at 1926 and the more recent half accounts for 46% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 54%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adger popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–1958
- Peak year (1917)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Adger by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (34 births, 37% of the file).
1910s was Adger's strongest decade.
34 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 37% of all-time use.
Adger births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
34 births
- 1920s
1920s
33 births
- 1930s
1930s
15 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 34 births (37% of all-time use).
Adger by state
Where Adger concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | South Carolina | | 26 | 28.3% |
26 of 92 births nationwide.
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What to do with Adger's data
- Adger's decade-level peak was the 1910s (34 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 1950s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- South Carolina records the most Adgers (26 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. South Carolina names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Adger: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1917)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1914–1958 (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 Adger 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.