Adalee: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#987

among girls · ↓182 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

256

named Adalee · -27% vs 2024

How common

1 in 6,278

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2022

435 babies

All-time total

4,731

#2,672 all-time among girls

First recorded

1915

in Social Security records

Adalee popularity over time

4,731 babies have been named Adalee since 1915, 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	20	2	–	#2,900
1920s	35	4	+75%	#3,873
1930s	14	1	-60%	#3,451
1940s	7	1	-50%	#3,738
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	38	4	–	#8,773
2000s	367	37	+866%	#2,485
2010s	2,157	216	+488%	#856
2020s (to 2025)	2,093	349	+62%	#670

Where Adalee 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	258	0.16	outside top 500
2027	259	0.16	outside top 500
2028	260	0.16	outside top 500
2029	262	0.16	outside top 500
2030	262	0.16	outside top 500

Where Adalee is most popular

Girls named Adalee per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.214 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, Kentucky, and New Mexico.

Vs national average

well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Adalee born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State	Girls 2021–2025	Per 1,000	vs national
Montana	10	0.739	+246%
Kentucky	46	0.538	+152%
New Mexico	13	0.535	+150%
West Virginia	13	0.496	+132%
Kansas	28	0.485	+127%
Tennessee	74	0.467	+119%
Louisiana	39	0.446	+109%
Oklahoma	30	0.408	+91%
Missouri	49	0.407	+90%
South Carolina	32	0.356	+67%
Arizona	49	0.349	+63%
Colorado	38	0.340	+59%
Texas	267	0.332	+55%
Idaho	11	0.329	+54%
Indiana	43	0.306	+43%
Mississippi	14	0.299	+40%
Georgia	61	0.269	+26%
Arkansas	14	0.265	+24%
North Carolina	60	0.264	+23%
Iowa	14	0.240	+12%
Wisconsin	24	0.233	+9%
Ohio	55	0.232	+9%
California	193	0.230	+7%
Pennsylvania	53	0.224	+5%
Michigan	40	0.220	≈ national
Oregon	13	0.200	-7%
Alabama	18	0.192	-10%
Florida	79	0.185	-14%
Virginia	26	0.153	-29%
Minnesota	11	0.102	-52%
New York	40	0.101	-53%
Illinois	23	0.100	-53%
Utah	5	0.060	-72%
New Jersey	10	0.055	-74%
Washington	8	0.055	-74%
Maryland	5	0.047	-78%
Alaska	–	–	–
Connecticut	–	–	–
District of Columbia	–	–	–
Delaware	–	–	–
Hawaii	–	–	–
Massachusetts	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–
North Dakota	–	–	–
Nebraska	–	–	–
New Hampshire	–	–	–
Nevada	–	–	–
Rhode Island	–	–	–
South Dakota	–	–	–
Vermont	–	–	–
Wyoming	–	–	–

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Adalee

Adalee is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #987 in 2025 with 256 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1915, 4,731 American babies have been named Adalee. Its peak came in 2022, when 435 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 Adalee stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adalee?

The median living Adalee is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 11. An estimated 4,600 people named Adalee 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.

Adalee year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	256	#987
2024	350	#805
2023	388	#723
2022	435	#670
2021	304	#889
2020	360	#755
2019	289	#916
2018	316	#856
2017	197	#1,218
2016	220	#1,145
2015	225	#1,131
2014	211	#1,164
2013	212	#1,135
2012	215	#1,148
2011	145	#1,521
2010	127	#1,668
2009	76	#2,485
2008	72	#2,584
2007	57	#3,047
2006	39	#3,856
2005	31	#4,373
2004	22	#5,557
2003	15	#7,209
2002	24	#4,906
2001	13	#7,727
2000	18	#5,938
1995	9	#8,773
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	7	#3,659
1925	5	#4,973
1920	7	#3,959
1915	9	#2,900
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adalee?

The median living Adalee is about 6 years old. Half of all living Adalees are between 3 and 11 years old.

How many people named Adalee are alive today?

An estimated 4,600 people named Adalee are alive in the United States, based on 4,731 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Adalee in 2025?

Adalee ranked #987 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 256 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adalee?

4,731 babies have been named Adalee in the United States since 1915, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adalee most popular?

Adalee peaked in 2022, when 435 newborns received the name.

Is Adalee a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Adalee rising or falling?

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

Will Adalee become more popular?

Adalee looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 262 girls named Adalee in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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