Baby Names US
girls' name ★ peaked 2017

Adelia

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #2,117 Trend → Stable
Rank 2025
#2,117
among girls · ↓37 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
88
named Adelia · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 18,264
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2017
112 babies
All-time total
5,717
#2,350 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Adelia popularity over time

5,717 babies have been named Adelia 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1884Girls

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 303 30 – #322
1890s 384 38 +27% #399
1900s 373 37 -3% #478
1910s 606 61 +62% #663
1920s 638 64 +5% #746
1930s 374 37 -41% #1,041
1940s 360 36 -4% #1,272
1950s 263 26 -27% #1,576
1960s 204 20 -22% #2,210
1970s 164 16 -20% #3,083
1980s 176 18 +7% #3,436
1990s 189 19 +7% #4,008
2000s 400 40 +112% #3,299
2010s 785 79 +96% #1,828
2020s (to 2025) 498 83 +6% #2,080

Where Adelia 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 89 0.06 outside top 500
2027 89 0.06 outside top 500
2028 90 0.06 outside top 500
2029 90 0.06 outside top 500
2030 91 0.06 outside top 500

Where Adelia is most popular

Girls named Adelia per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.051 per 1,000. Strongest in Washington, California, and Wisconsin.

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 Adelia 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
Washington 23 0.159 +211%
California 52 0.062 +21%
Wisconsin 6 0.058 +14%
Texas 42 0.052 ≈ national
Colorado 5 0.045 -12%
Illinois 8 0.035 -32%
New York 11 0.028 -46%
Ohio 6 0.025 -51%
North Carolina 5 0.022 -57%
Florida 7 0.016 -68%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Connecticut – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Michigan – – –
Minnesota – – –
Missouri – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Jersey – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Pennsylvania – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Adelia

Adelia is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,117 in 2025 with 88 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 5,717 American babies have been named Adelia. Its peak came in 2017, when 112 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 Adelia stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adelia?

The median living Adelia is about 20 years old; half are between 8 and 56. An estimated 2,900 people named Adelia are alive in the United States today.

median 20 020406080100

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

Adelia year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 88 #2,117
2024 92 #2,080
2023 86 #2,196
2022 76 #2,405
2021 73 #2,440
2020 83 #2,170
2019 86 #2,155
2018 91 #2,098
2017 112 #1,828
2016 92 #2,117
2015 83 #2,259
2014 73 #2,469
2013 59 #2,870
2012 84 #2,233
2011 54 #3,092
2010 51 #3,203
2009 50 #3,299
2008 50 #3,317
2007 45 #3,601
2006 40 #3,795
2005 38 #3,810
2004 42 #3,490
2003 40 #3,532
2002 39 #3,463
2001 28 #4,324
2000 28 #4,292
1995 24 #4,217
1990 13 #6,465
1985 14 #5,078
1980 13 #5,247
1975 15 #4,141
1970 15 #3,872
1965 18 #2,939
1960 19 #2,820
1955 27 #2,063
1950 35 #1,576
1945 32 #1,418
1940 34 #1,272
1935 35 #1,197
1930 50 #1,041
1925 58 #976
1920 94 #746
1915 82 #734
1910 41 #663
1905 41 #536
1900 50 #478
1895 41 #440
1890 30 #475
1885 23 #438
1880 18 #388

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adelia?

The median living Adelia is about 20 years old. Half of all living Adelias are between 8 and 56 years old.

How many people named Adelia are alive today?

An estimated 2,900 people named Adelia are alive in the United States, based on 5,717 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Adelia in 2025?

Adelia ranked #2,117 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 88 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adelia?

5,717 babies have been named Adelia in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adelia most popular?

Adelia peaked in 2017, when 112 newborns received the name.

Is Adelia a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Adelia rising or falling?

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

Will Adelia become more popular?

Adelia looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 91 girls named Adelia in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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