Recorded 1999–2023 Girls' name Peak 2012 162 births

Ady — girls' name

162 babies named Ady in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s722010s692020s16
2000s
Peak decade

44% of everyone ever named Ady was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

14 babies were named Ady in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ady

The Social Security Administration has registered 162 babies named Ady between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ady currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ady performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Ady shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ady in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 162 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ady at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

162

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2012

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Ady popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2012)
14
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
46810121416 20232018201320102007200420011999 5

Ady by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
72 births that decade — 44% of Ady's all-time total
1990s52000s722010s692020s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ady?
162 babies have been named Ady since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2012 with 14 births.
When was Ady most popular?
Ady was most popular in the 2000s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Ady been used?
Ady has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Ady?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adyson, Adysen, Adya, Adylene, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1999–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.