Unisex name · since 1974

Adi

945 babies named Adi in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#7,815 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,634 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
945
born since 1974
2010s
peak decade

945 babies have been named Adi since 1974, making it today's #6634 unisex name.

Social Security Administration records show Adi recorded 945 times among girls since 1974, holding rank #6634 nationally today, ahead of 62% 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.

  • #7,815 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #6,634 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 945 born since 1974
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adi ranks #7,815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,634 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 945 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.

#7,815 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#6,634 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
945
born since 1974
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%61.6%
Adi vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Adi's 945 recorded births place it above 89.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Adi compares

945 Top 33% higher than 67% 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

Adi's all-time total is 151% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Adi Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 945 376 567,345
Peak-year births 38 21 19,840

Adi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Adi's SSA record in two at 2001 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1981, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2016 peak of 38, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Adi popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
38
Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
010203040 19741983199019972004201120182025 17

Adi popularity over time - boys

779 total births recorded since 1971 (Adi as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 779 births
010203040 19711990199620022008201420202025 24

Adi by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (284 births, 30% of the file).

2010s was Adi's strongest decade.

284 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 30% of all-time use.

Adi births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 284 births (30% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Adi compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Adi's total volume

Adi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -43, 4.7%-145, 2.5%-69, 3.7%-13, 13.7%-46, 10.8%-49, 3.4%-50, 5.7%-24, 11.4%-46, 6.1%-31, 8.1%-37, 5.6%-32, 6.7%-37, 10.2%-26, 7.9%-51, 9.3%Adi-52, 4%Adi
Adi vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Adi by state

Where Adi concentrates geographically, total births since 1974

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Adi
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
150 15.9%
#2 New York
80 8.5%
#3 Texas
6 0.6%
#4 Florida
5 0.5%
California share of Adi's total US births 15.9%
Even split

150 of 945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adi?
Adi has been given to 945 babies in the U.S. since 1974, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #7,815 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #6,634 of 17,297. 38 babies were born in 2016, its single highest year.
Where does Adi sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adi ranks #7,815 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,634 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Adi most popular?
Adi was most popular in the 2010s decade with 284 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Adi most popular?
The top states for the name Adi are California (150 births), New York (80 births), Texas (6 births).
Is Adi a unisex name?
Yes, Adi is used for both boys and girls. As a girl's name it has 945 births, and as a boy's name it has 779 births.
How long has the name Adi been used?
Records for Adi go back to 1974, giving 52 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Adi?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adina, Adilene, Aditi, Adilynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Adi's data

  • Adi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (284 total births) through the 2020s (110) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Adis (150 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Adi

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Adi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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 Adi 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.