Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2021

Adley

Meaning A female given name transferred from the surname Gender Unisex · 90% girls Rank 2025 #805 Trend ↓ Falling 20%

A female given name transferred from the surname.

Rank 2025
#805
among girls · ↓137 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
390
named Adley · -24% vs 2024
How common
1 in 4,741
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2021
630 babies
All-time total
6,823
#2,254 all-time among girls
First recorded
1918
in Social Security records

Adley popularity over time

6,823 babies have been named Adley since 1918, 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
0.10.20.30.418801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 5 5 1 – –
1920s 5 23 28 3 +460% #5,105
1930s – 10 10 1 -64% –
1940s – 5 5 1 -50% –
1950s – 5 5 1 0% –
1960s – 10 10 1 +100% –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s – 36 36 4 – –
1990s – 16 16 2 -56% –
2000s 234 104 338 34 +2012% #2,941
2010s 3,155 187 3,342 334 +889% #602
2020s (to 2025) 2,766 262 3,028 505 +51% #509

Where Adley 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 328 0.20 outside top 500
2027 318 0.20 outside top 500
2028 310 0.19 outside top 500
2029 304 0.19 outside top 500
2030 298 0.19 outside top 500

Where Adley is most popular

Girls named Adley per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.272 per 1,000. Strongest in South Dakota, West Virginia, and Maryland.

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 Adley 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
South Dakota 18 1.26 +363%
West Virginia 28 1.07 +293%
Maryland 89 0.840 +209%
Kentucky 71 0.830 +205%
Montana 11 0.813 +199%
Louisiana 71 0.811 +198%
Mississippi 34 0.727 +167%
North Dakota 9 0.685 +152%
Wisconsin 69 0.670 +146%
Oklahoma 49 0.666 +145%
Kansas 38 0.659 +142%
Missouri 76 0.631 +132%
Oregon 37 0.568 +109%
Arkansas 29 0.549 +102%
Minnesota 59 0.547 +101%
South Carolina 49 0.545 +100%
Tennessee 86 0.543 +99%
Nebraska 19 0.529 +94%
Indiana 74 0.527 +94%
Alabama 47 0.501 +84%
Ohio 111 0.468 +72%
Pennsylvania 96 0.406 +49%
North Carolina 89 0.391 +44%
Virginia 64 0.375 +38%
Iowa 21 0.359 +32%
Georgia 80 0.352 +29%
Washington 48 0.332 +22%
Colorado 34 0.305 +12%
Michigan 54 0.296 +9%
Illinois 61 0.266 ≈ national
Florida 82 0.192 -30%
Texas 152 0.189 -31%
New York 57 0.144 -47%
Utah 11 0.132 -51%
Arizona 18 0.128 -53%
Connecticut 5 0.086 -68%
California 72 0.086 -69%
Massachusetts 5 0.041 -85%
New Jersey 5 0.028 -90%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Idaho – – –
Maine – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
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 Adley

Adley is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #805 in 2025 with 339 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1918, 6,823 American babies have been named Adley, about 90% girls and 10% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2021, when 630 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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

How old are people named Adley?

The median living Adley is about 6 years old; half are between 3 and 10. An estimated 6,700 people named Adley are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

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

Adley 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 339 #805 51 #2,572
2024 433 #668 81 #1,939
2023 370 #759 61 #2,290
2022 455 #648 26 #4,090
2021 611 #509 19 #4,936
2020 558 #539 24 #4,143
2019 434 #668 29 #3,717
2018 481 #624 19 #4,923
2017 501 #602 22 #4,470
2016 482 #619 17 #5,323
2015 337 #832 10 #7,499
2014 177 #1,333 18 #5,069
2013 220 #1,105 20 #4,623
2012 378 #733 20 #4,689
2011 66 #2,664 12 #6,580
2010 79 #2,386 20 #4,680
2009 59 #2,941 18 #5,106
2008 41 #3,861 15 #5,770
2007 43 #3,722 16 #5,435
2006 26 #5,235 14 #5,790
2005 18 #6,533 6 #10,171
2004 14 #7,837 10 #6,981
2003 13 #8,008 8 #7,849
2002 13 #7,821 7 #8,463
2001 7 #12,079 5 #10,589
2000 – – 5 #10,382
1995 – – – –
1990 – – – –
1985 – – 5 #6,539
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 – – 6 #3,742
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adley?

The median living Adley is about 6 years old. Half of all living Adleys are between 3 and 10 years old.

How many people named Adley are alive today?

An estimated 6,700 people named Adley are alive in the United States, based on 6,823 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Adley mean?

A female given name transferred from the surname.

How popular is the name Adley in 2025?

Adley ranked #805 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 339 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adley?

6,823 babies have been named Adley in the United States since 1918, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adley most popular?

Adley peaked in 2021, when 630 newborns received the name.

Is Adley a boy or girl name?

Adley is used for both: about 90% of babies named Adley have been girls and 10% boys.

Is the name Adley rising or falling?

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

Will Adley become more popular?

Adley is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 298 girls named Adley 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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