Unisex name · since 1989
Adison
Adison has 3,249 recorded births since 1989 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2007 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,420 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,072 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,249
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
3,249 babies have been named Adison since 1989, making it today's #8072 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Adison recorded 3,249 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #8072 nationally today, ahead of 53% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.
- #3,420 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #8,072 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 3,249 born since 1989
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adison ranks #3,420 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,072 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 3,249 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,420 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #8,072 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 3,249
- born since 1989
- 2000s
- peak decade
Adison's 3,249 recorded births place it above 95.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Adison compares
3,249 Top 17% higher than 83% 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
Adison's all-time total is 9x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adison | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 3,249 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 401 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adison's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Adison splits its recorded history at 2008: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1989 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2007 peak of 401 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Adison popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025
- Peak year (2007)
- 401
- Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
Adison popularity over time - boys
660 total births recorded since 1926 (Adison as boys' name)
Adison by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,040 births, 63% of the file).
2000s was Adison's strongest decade.
2,040 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Adison births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 1990s 211
1990s
211 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,040 births
- 2010s
2010s
883 births
- 2020s 110
2020s
110 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,040 births (63% of all-time use).
How Adison 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 Adison's total volume
Adison by state
Where Adison concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 233 | 7.2% |
| #2 | California | | 169 | 5.2% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 156 | 4.8% |
| #4 | Missouri | | 107 | 3.3% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 96 | 3.0% |
| #6 | Tennessee | | 88 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Indiana | | 86 | 2.6% |
| #8 | Utah | | 80 | 2.5% |
233 of 3,249 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Adison appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adison's data
- Adison's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,040 total births); usage has since declined to 110 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Adisons (233 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adison: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2007)
Similar record span (~36 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, 1989–2025 (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 Adison 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.