Unisex name · since 1921
Adley
Adley has 6,160 recorded births since 1921 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #2,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #805 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,160
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
6,160 babies have been named Adley since 1921, making it today's #805 unisex name.
Social Security Administration records show Adley recorded 6,160 times among girls since 1921, holding rank #805 nationally today, ahead of 95% 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 1921 to 2025.
- #2,254 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #805 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 6,160 born since 1921
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adley ranks #2,254 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #805 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 6,160 born since 1921, peaking in the 2010s.
- #2,254 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #805 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 6,160
- born since 1921
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adley's 6,160 recorded births place it above 96.88% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
41 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Adley compares
6,160 Top 12% higher than 88% 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
Adley's all-time total is 16x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adley | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 6,160 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 611 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adley's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Adley's SSA record in two at 2013 and the more recent half accounts for 88% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 12%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 611, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Adley popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1921–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 611
- Annual births at peak, across 105 years of records
Adley popularity over time - boys
663 total births recorded since 1918 (Adley as boys' name)
Adley by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (3,155 births, 51% of the file).
2010s was Adley's strongest decade.
3,155 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.
Adley births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 2000s 234
2000s
234 births
- 2010s
2010s
3,155 births
- 2020s
2020s
2,766 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 3,155 births (51% of all-time use).
How Adley 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 Adley's total volume
Adley by state
Where Adley concentrates geographically, total births since 1921
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 488 | 7.9% |
| #2 | Ohio | | 262 | 4.3% |
| #3 | Tennessee | | 251 | 4.1% |
| #4 | Pennsylvania | | 218 | 3.5% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 215 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 212 | 3.4% |
| #7 | California | | 202 | 3.3% |
| #8 | Missouri | | 197 | 3.2% |
488 of 6,160 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 41 reporting states.
Adley appears in 41 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adley's data
- Adley's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (3,155 total births) through the 2020s (2,766) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Adleys (488 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Adley: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~104 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, 1921–2025 (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 Adley 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.