Adelita: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,759

among girls · ↓551 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Adelita · -18% vs 2024

How common

1 in 57,402

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1961

43 babies

All-time total

1,900

#4,855 all-time among girls

First recorded

1924

in Social Security records

Adelita popularity over time

1,900 babies have been named Adelita since 1924, 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	–	–	–	–
1920s	19	2	–	#3,874
1930s	61	6	+221%	#1,947
1940s	174	17	+185%	#1,697
1950s	270	27	+55%	#1,626
1960s	302	30	+12%	#1,743
1970s	292	29	-3%	#2,213
1980s	184	18	-37%	#2,774
1990s	145	15	-21%	#5,208
2000s	101	10	-30%	#7,446
2010s	177	18	+75%	#4,163
2020s (to 2025)	175	29	+65%	#4,208

Where Adelita 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	30	0.02	outside top 500
2027	31	0.02	outside top 500
2028	33	0.02	outside top 500
2029	34	0.02	outside top 500
2030	35	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Adelita

Adelita is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,759 in 2025 with 28 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1924, 1,900 American babies have been named Adelita. Its peak came in 1961, when 43 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1960s.

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

How old are people named Adelita?

The median living Adelita is about 48 years old; half are between 23 and 63. An estimated 1,700 people named Adelita 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.

Adelita year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	28	#4,759
2024	34	#4,208
2023	28	#4,748
2022	33	#4,297
2021	31	#4,413
2020	21	#5,669
2019	34	#4,163
2018	15	#7,414
2017	16	#7,096
2016	17	#6,907
2015	16	#7,275
2014	15	#7,641
2013	19	#6,468
2012	18	#6,876
2011	16	#7,444
2010	11	#9,799
2009	10	#10,693
2008	10	#10,819
2007	7	#13,953
2006	14	#8,244
2005	11	#9,462
2004	10	#9,901
2003	7	#12,430
2002	14	#7,446
2001	10	#9,360
2000	8	#10,755
1995	14	#6,263
1990	11	#7,305
1985	16	#4,635
1980	24	#3,412
1975	27	#2,743
1970	16	#3,713
1965	32	#2,064
1960	30	#2,097
1955	20	#2,473
1950	33	#1,626
1945	23	#1,743
1940	5	#4,352
1935	–	–
1930	10	#2,845
1925	–	–
1920	–	–
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adelita?

The median living Adelita is about 48 years old. Half of all living Adelitas are between 23 and 63 years old.

How many people named Adelita are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Adelita are alive in the United States, based on 1,900 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Adelita in 2025?

Adelita ranked #4,759 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 28 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adelita?

1,900 babies have been named Adelita in the United States since 1924, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adelita most popular?

Adelita peaked in 1961, when 43 newborns received the name.

Is Adelita a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Adelita rising or falling?

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

Will Adelita become more popular?

Adelita is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 35 girls named Adelita 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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