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
Adi's 945 recorded births place it above 89.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
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
- Peak year (2016)
- 38
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Currently ranks #6634 among girls.
945 total births across 52 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2016 with 38 births in a single year.
Adi popularity over time - boys
779 total births recorded since 1971 (Adi as boys' name)
Unisex use is substantial
The boys' variant of Adi accounts for 45% of total recorded use across both genders.
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
- 1970s 40
1970s
40 births
- 1980s 90
1980s
90 births
- 1990s
1990s
157 births
- 2000s
2000s
264 births
- 2010s
2010s
284 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 284 births (30% of all-time use).
Adi decade highlights
- Peak decade 284 births
- Runner-up 264 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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 by state
Where Adi concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| 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% |
150 of 945 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 15.9% of nationwide
- New York 8.5% of nationwide
- Texas 0.6% of nationwide
- Florida 0.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 4 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 15.9% of all recorded births nationwide - a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
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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.
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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.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~51 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, 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.
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