Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2008

Adi

Gender Unisex · 55% girls Rank 2025 #6,550 Trend → Stable

A diminutive of the male given names Adrian, Aditya, and Adit, or other names beginning with Ad-.

Rank 2025
#6,550
among girls · ↑95 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
41
named Adi · -23% vs 2024
How common
1 in 94,545
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2008
66 babies
All-time total
1,724
#7,815 all-time among girls
First recorded
1971
in Social Security records

Adi popularity over time

1,724 babies have been named Adi since 1971, 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
0.010.010.020.0318801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
GirlsBoys

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
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1970s 40 16 56 6 – #4,653
1980s 90 25 115 12 +105% #4,724
1990s 157 76 233 23 +103% #5,210
2000s 264 244 508 51 +118% #4,131
2010s 284 241 525 53 +3% #3,925
2020s (to 2025) 110 177 287 48 -9% #5,642

The story of Adi

Adi is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #6,550 in 2025 with 17 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1971, 1,724 American babies have been named Adi, about 55% girls and 45% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2008, when 66 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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

How old are people named Adi?

The median living Adi is about 16 years old; half are between 9 and 25. An estimated 1,700 people named Adi are alive in the United States today.

median 16 020406080100

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

Adi 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 17 #6,550 24 #4,253
2024 17 #6,645 36 #3,272
2023 21 #5,756 27 #4,002
2022 22 #5,642 31 #3,617
2021 15 #7,260 23 #4,363
2020 18 #6,328 36 #3,138
2019 16 #7,027 19 #4,956
2018 23 #5,456 31 #3,528
2017 26 #5,051 21 #4,595
2016 38 #3,925 21 #4,628
2015 25 #5,290 28 #3,778
2014 28 #4,893 28 #3,693
2013 31 #4,545 23 #4,182
2012 37 #4,049 28 #3,716
2011 33 #4,357 21 #4,511
2010 27 #5,110 21 #4,519
2009 26 #5,381 27 #3,831
2008 29 #5,014 37 #3,104
2007 37 #4,131 26 #3,897
2006 24 #5,552 35 #3,084
2005 27 #4,829 26 #3,618
2004 21 #5,745 28 #3,369
2003 26 #4,804 22 #3,838
2002 24 #4,907 16 #4,705
2001 22 #5,180 11 #6,017
2000 28 #4,293 16 #4,577
1995 15 #5,959 7 #6,997
1990 13 #6,467 9 #5,388
1985 11 #6,033 – –
1980 10 #6,320 6 #5,531
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Famous people named Adi

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Adi Shankara Adi Shankara 8th-century Indian Vedic scholar 788–820 · Medieval
  2. 2 Adi Hütter Adi Hütter Austrian football manager (born 1970) Contemporary
  3. 3 Adi Shamir Adi Shamir Israeli cryptographer (born 1952) Contemporary
  4. 4 Adi ibn Hatim Adi ibn Hatim Sahabah b. 550 · Medieval
  5. 5 Adi Rocha Adi Rocha Brazilian footballer (born 1985) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adi?

The median living Adi is about 16 years old. Half of all living Adis are between 9 and 25 years old.

How many people named Adi are alive today?

An estimated 1,700 people named Adi are alive in the United States, based on 1,724 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Adi mean?

A diminutive of the male given names Adrian, Aditya, and Adit, or other names beginning with Ad-.

How popular is the name Adi in 2025?

Adi ranked #6,550 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 17 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adi?

1,724 babies have been named Adi in the United States since 1971, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adi most popular?

Adi peaked in 2008, when 66 newborns received the name.

Is Adi a boy or girl name?

Adi is used for both: about 55% of babies named Adi have been girls and 45% boys.

Is the name Adi rising or falling?

Adi is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Who are famous people named Adi?

Well-known people named Adi include Adi Shankara (philosopher), Adi Hütter (soccer player), Adi Shamir (computer scientist).

Names like Adi

Names that sound and feel close to Adi: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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