girls' name ★ peaked 1920

Addie

Gender Girl · 2% boys Rank 2025 #1,272 Trend → Stable

A diminutive of the female given names Adele, Adeline, Adelaide, and Addison or other names beginning with Ad-.

Rank 2025
#1,272
among girls · ↑42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
176
named Addie · +1% vs 2024
How common
1 in 9,132
girls born in 2025
Peak year
1920
922 babies
All-time total
46,079
#635 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Addie popularity over time

46,079 babies have been named Addie since 1880, 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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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
1880s 3,739 65 3,804 380 – #76
1890s 4,635 63 4,698 470 +24% #92
1900s 4,563 56 4,619 462 -2% #119
1910s 7,077 152 7,229 723 +57% #157
1920s 7,406 174 7,580 758 +5% #211
1930s 4,132 96 4,228 423 -44% #293
1940s 2,967 61 3,028 303 -28% #345
1950s 1,908 46 1,954 195 -35% #525
1960s 795 – 795 80 -59% #954
1970s 787 – 787 79 -1% #1,141
1980s 917 – 917 92 +17% #1,268
1990s 1,240 5 1,245 125 +36% #1,183
2000s 2,051 – 2,051 205 +65% #976
2010s 2,061 – 2,061 206 0% #1,045
2020s (to 2025) 1,083 – 1,083 181 -12% #1,195

Where Addie 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 177 0.11 outside top 500
2027 178 0.11 outside top 500
2028 178 0.11 outside top 500
2029 179 0.11 outside top 500
2030 180 0.11 outside top 500

Where Addie is most popular

Girls named Addie per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.113 per 1,000. Strongest in Mississippi, Alabama, and Louisiana.

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 Addie 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
Mississippi 21 0.449 +298%
Alabama 40 0.426 +277%
Louisiana 35 0.400 +254%
Utah 33 0.397 +251%
South Carolina 30 0.334 +196%
Tennessee 52 0.328 +191%
Kentucky 22 0.257 +128%
Missouri 24 0.199 +76%
Arkansas 10 0.189 +68%
North Carolina 43 0.189 +67%
Georgia 42 0.185 +64%
Oklahoma 11 0.149 +32%
Indiana 18 0.128 +14%
Texas 87 0.108 ≈ national
Kansas 6 0.104 -8%
Ohio 24 0.101 -10%
Washington 13 0.090 -20%
Arizona 12 0.086 -24%
Michigan 13 0.071 -37%
Minnesota 6 0.056 -51%
Illinois 12 0.052 -54%
Pennsylvania 12 0.051 -55%
Virginia 8 0.047 -58%
Florida 17 0.040 -65%
California 33 0.039 -65%
New York 10 0.025 -78%
Alaska – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
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 Addie

Addie is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,272 in 2025 with 176 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 46,079 American babies have been named Addie. Its peak came in 1920, when 922 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

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

How old are people named Addie?

The median living Addie is about 40 years old; half are between 17 and 75. An estimated 14 thousand people named Addie are alive in the United States today.

median 40 020406080100

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

Addie 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 176 #1,272 – –
2024 175 #1,314 – –
2023 201 #1,195 – –
2022 200 #1,207 – –
2021 164 #1,347 – –
2020 167 #1,318 – –
2019 192 #1,218 – –
2018 185 #1,250 – –
2017 188 #1,257 – –
2016 182 #1,313 – –
2015 232 #1,112 – –
2014 208 #1,179 – –
2013 198 #1,210 – –
2012 233 #1,071 – –
2011 236 #1,045 – –
2010 207 #1,178 – –
2009 233 #1,091 – –
2008 223 #1,151 – –
2007 234 #1,105 – –
2006 214 #1,143 – –
2005 251 #976 – –
2004 187 #1,195 – –
2003 182 #1,180 – –
2002 178 #1,156 – –
2001 190 #1,111 – –
2000 159 #1,240 – –
1995 139 #1,229 – –
1990 111 #1,424 – –
1985 76 #1,575 – –
1980 102 #1,268 – –
1975 95 #1,211 – –
1970 52 #1,736 – –
1965 75 #1,240 – –
1960 125 #954 – –
1955 168 #733 – –
1950 245 #525 5 #3,687
1945 278 #428 9 #2,395
1940 349 #345 13 #1,983
1935 396 #313 5 #3,649
1930 510 #295 11 #2,444
1925 760 #239 15 #2,090
1920 904 #211 18 #1,886
1915 808 #205 19 #1,600
1910 495 #157 8 #1,195
1905 465 #134 – –
1900 541 #119 10 #837
1895 471 #107 7 #872
1890 468 #92 6 #885
1885 406 #76 – –
1880 274 #83 8 #682

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Addie?

The median living Addie is about 40 years old. Half of all living Addies are between 17 and 75 years old.

How many people named Addie are alive today?

An estimated 14 thousand people named Addie are alive in the United States, based on 46,079 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Addie mean?

A diminutive of the female given names Adele, Adeline, Adelaide, and Addison or other names beginning with Ad-.

How popular is the name Addie in 2025?

Addie ranked #1,272 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 176 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Addie?

46,079 babies have been named Addie in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Addie most popular?

Addie peaked in 1920, when 922 newborns received the name.

Is Addie a boy or girl name?

Addie is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 98% of babies with the name.

Is the name Addie rising or falling?

Addie has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Addie become more popular?

Addie looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 180 girls named Addie in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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