Adella: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#2,608

among girls · ↑168 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Adella · +8% vs 2024

How common

1 in 24,353

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1920

143 babies

All-time total

5,998

#2,285 all-time among girls

First recorded

1880

in Social Security records

Adella popularity over time

5,998 babies have been named Adella 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

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	192	19	–	#309
1890s	263	26	+37%	#474
1900s	308	31	+17%	#547
1910s	915	92	+197%	#593
1920s	1,014	101	+11%	#599
1930s	524	52	-48%	#856
1940s	371	37	-29%	#1,097
1950s	350	35	-6%	#1,434
1960s	235	24	-33%	#1,888
1970s	162	16	-31%	#3,111
1980s	113	11	-30%	#4,308
1990s	116	12	+3%	#5,364
2000s	280	28	+141%	#3,512
2010s	747	75	+167%	#2,029
2020s (to 2025)	408	68	-9%	#2,397

Where Adella 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	65	0.04	outside top 500
2027	64	0.04	outside top 500
2028	64	0.04	outside top 500
2029	63	0.04	outside top 500
2030	62	0.04	outside top 500

The story of Adella

Adella is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #2,608 in 2025 with 66 babies given the name. It is currently holding steady compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 5,998 American babies have been named Adella. Its peak came in 1920, when 143 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 Adella stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adella?

The median living Adella is about 22 years old; half are between 9 and 66. An estimated 2,700 people named Adella 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.

Adella year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	66	#2,608
2024	61	#2,776
2023	75	#2,397
2022	65	#2,661
2021	72	#2,460
2020	69	#2,500
2019	75	#2,378
2018	78	#2,334
2017	62	#2,746
2016	69	#2,561
2015	70	#2,556
2014	79	#2,324
2013	82	#2,259
2012	95	#2,029
2011	71	#2,534
2010	66	#2,691
2009	46	#3,512
2008	42	#3,779
2007	27	#5,232
2006	37	#3,993
2005	29	#4,581
2004	27	#4,819
2003	20	#5,797
2002	18	#6,134
2001	18	#6,068
2000	16	#6,489
1995	14	#6,264
1990	13	#6,466
1985	11	#6,032
1980	10	#6,319
1975	19	#3,515
1970	21	#3,111
1965	16	#3,149
1960	36	#1,888
1955	32	#1,877
1950	31	#1,679
1945	34	#1,375
1940	43	#1,097
1935	48	#995
1930	66	#889
1925	116	#684
1920	143	#599
1915	106	#640
1910	33	#737
1905	34	#600
1900	33	#611
1895	30	#538
1890	29	#483
1885	26	#405
1880	26	#309

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adella?

The median living Adella is about 22 years old. Half of all living Adellas are between 9 and 66 years old.

How many people named Adella are alive today?

An estimated 2,700 people named Adella are alive in the United States, based on 5,998 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Adella in 2025?

Adella ranked #2,608 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 66 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adella?

5,998 babies have been named Adella in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adella most popular?

Adella peaked in 1920, when 143 newborns received the name.

Is Adella a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Adella rising or falling?

Adella has been roughly stable over the past decade.

Will Adella become more popular?

Adella looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 62 girls named Adella in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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