Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2019

Adaiah

Gender Unisex · 84% girls Rank 2025 #4,067 Trend ↑ Rising 30%
Rank 2025
#4,067
among girls · ↓371 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
35
named Adaiah · -15% vs 2024
How common
1 in 45,922
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2019
43 babies
All-time total
580
#12,056 all-time among girls
First recorded
1996
in Social Security records

Adaiah popularity over time

580 babies have been named Adaiah since 1996, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
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GirlsBoys

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
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1990s 27 – 27 3 – #9,266
2000s 85 16 101 10 +274% #8,760
2010s 187 63 250 25 +148% #4,490
2020s (to 2025) 187 15 202 34 +35% #3,696

Where Adaiah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 37 0.02 outside top 500
2027 38 0.02 outside top 500
2028 40 0.02 outside top 500
2029 41 0.03 outside top 500
2030 42 0.03 outside top 500

The story of Adaiah

Adaiah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,067 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1996, 580 American babies have been named Adaiah, about 84% girls and 16% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2019, when 43 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Adaiah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adaiah?

The median living Adaiah is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 600 people named Adaiah are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Adaiah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 35 #4,067 – –
2024 41 #3,696 – –
2023 29 #4,656 – –
2022 26 #5,029 – –
2021 26 #4,965 6 #10,821
2020 30 #4,453 9 #8,086
2019 29 #4,654 14 #6,106
2018 24 #5,316 11 #7,138
2017 24 #5,342 9 #8,153
2016 24 #5,447 7 #9,681
2015 31 #4,490 – –
2014 13 #8,492 5 #12,146
2013 14 #8,147 6 #10,753
2012 12 #9,114 5 #12,305
2011 8 #12,173 6 #10,826
2010 8 #12,288 – –
2009 9 #11,469 7 #9,876
2008 8 #12,591 – –
2007 11 #10,133 9 #8,175
2006 8 #12,431 – –
2005 6 #14,517 – –
2004 8 #11,635 – –
2003 9 #10,431 – –
2002 8 #11,113 – –
2001 11 #8,760 – –
2000 7 #11,817 – –
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Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Adaiah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Adaiah?

The median living Adaiah is about 8 years old. Half of all living Adaiahs are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Adaiah are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Adaiah are alive in the United States, based on 580 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Adaiah in 2025?

Adaiah ranked #4,067 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adaiah?

580 babies have been named Adaiah in the United States since 1996, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adaiah most popular?

Adaiah peaked in 2019, when 43 newborns received the name.

Is Adaiah a boy or girl name?

Adaiah is used for both: about 84% of babies named Adaiah have been girls and 16% boys.

Is the name Adaiah rising or falling?

Adaiah is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Adaiah become more popular?

Adaiah is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 girls named Adaiah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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