Girls' name · since 1929
Adrena
Since 1929, U.S. Social Security records show 507 babies named Adrena, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 507
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
507 girls have been named Adrena since 1929, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Adrena has 507 recorded births among girls since 1929, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1929 to 2017.
- #11,749 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 507 born since 1929
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adrena ranks #11,749 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 507 born since 1929, peaking in the 1970s.
- #11,749 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 507
- born since 1929
- 1970s
- peak decade
Adrena's 507 recorded births place it above 83.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Adrena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adrena's full recorded timeline at 1982, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1929, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 18 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adrena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1929–2017
- Peak year (1989)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 89 years of records
Adrena by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (120 births, 24% of the file).
1970s was Adrena's strongest decade.
120 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 24% of all-time use.
Adrena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1930s 7
1930s
7 births
- 1940s 5
1940s
5 births
- 1950s 29
1950s
29 births
- 1960s
1960s
87 births
- 1970s
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
109 births
- 1990s
1990s
71 births
- 2000s 44
2000s
44 births
- 2010s 30
2010s
30 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 120 births (24% of all-time use).
How Adrena 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 Adrena's total volume
Adrena by state
Where Adrena concentrates geographically, total births since 1929
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 2.0% |
10 of 507 births nationwide.
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What to do with Adrena's data
- Adrena's decade-level peak was the 1970s (120 total births); usage has since declined to 30 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Adrenas (10 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adrena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~88 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, 1929–2017 (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 Adrena 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.