Adalaide: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,546

among girls · ↓907 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Adalaide · -29% vs 2024

How common

1 in 53,576

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2024

42 babies

All-time total

447

#12,660 all-time among girls

First recorded

1917

in Social Security records

Adalaide popularity over time

447 babies have been named Adalaide since 1917, 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

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	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	–	–	–	–
1900s	–	–	–	–
1910s	5	1	–	#4,596
1920s	19	2	+280%	#3,566
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	–	–	–	–
2000s	56	6	–	#7,742
2010s	189	19	+238%	#4,735
2020s (to 2025)	178	30	+57%	#3,639

Where Adalaide 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	33	0.02	outside top 500
2027	35	0.02	outside top 500
2028	38	0.02	outside top 500
2029	40	0.02	outside top 500
2030	42	0.03	outside top 500

The story of Adalaide

Adalaide is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,546 in 2025 with 30 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1917, 447 American babies have been named Adalaide. Its peak came in 2024, when 42 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Adalaide stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adalaide?

The median living Adalaide is about 7 years old; half are between 3 and 13. An estimated 400 people named Adalaide are alive in the United States today.

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

Adalaide year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	30	#4,546
2024	42	#3,639
2023	26	#5,000
2022	29	#4,673
2021	24	#5,240
2020	27	#4,758
2019	17	#6,706
2018	18	#6,522
2017	18	#6,534
2016	29	#4,735
2015	20	#6,240
2014	24	#5,464
2013	13	#8,583
2012	21	#6,113
2011	14	#8,200
2010	15	#7,885
2009	13	#8,893
2008	16	#7,742
2007	9	#11,637
2006	8	#12,432
2005	–	–
2004	–	–
2003	5	#15,807
2002	–	–
2001	5	#15,377
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adalaide?

The median living Adalaide is about 7 years old. Half of all living Adalaides are between 3 and 13 years old.

How many people named Adalaide are alive today?

An estimated 400 people named Adalaide are alive in the United States, based on 447 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Adalaide in 2025?

Adalaide ranked #4,546 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 30 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adalaide?

447 babies have been named Adalaide in the United States since 1917, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adalaide most popular?

Adalaide peaked in 2024, when 42 newborns received the name.

Is Adalaide a boy or girl name?

Adalaide is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Adalaide rising or falling?

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

Will Adalaide become more popular?

Adalaide is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 42 girls named Adalaide 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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