Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2023

Adore

Gender Unisex · 94% girls Rank 2025 #1,777 Trend ↑ Rising 68%
Rank 2025
#1,777
among girls · ↓140 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
126
named Adore · -7% vs 2024
How common
1 in 14,224
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2023
137 babies
All-time total
1,181
#6,985 all-time among girls
First recorded
2000
in Social Security records

Adore popularity over time

1,181 babies have been named Adore since 2000, 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
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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 – – – – – –
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1910s – – – – – –
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1930s – – – – – –
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1990s – – – – – –
2000s 32 – 32 3 – #12,452
2010s 364 19 383 38 +1097% #2,305
2020s (to 2025) 712 54 766 128 +233% #1,612

Where Adore 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 124 0.08 outside top 500
2027 135 0.08 outside top 500
2028 145 0.09 outside top 500
2029 153 0.10 outside top 500
2030 161 0.10 outside top 500

Where Adore is most popular

Girls named Adore per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.076 per 1,000. Strongest in District of Columbia, Georgia, and Illinois.

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 Adore 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
District of Columbia 6 0.506 +563%
Georgia 46 0.202 +165%
Illinois 44 0.192 +152%
South Carolina 15 0.167 +119%
Maryland 16 0.151 +98%
Ohio 28 0.118 +55%
Michigan 20 0.110 +44%
Florida 46 0.108 +41%
Pennsylvania 24 0.102 +33%
New York 37 0.093 +22%
North Carolina 19 0.083 +9%
Texas 58 0.072 -5%
Louisiana 6 0.069 -10%
New Jersey 12 0.066 -13%
Alabama 5 0.053 -30%
Missouri 5 0.041 -46%
California 34 0.040 -47%
Indiana 5 0.036 -53%
Alaska – – –
Arkansas – – –
Arizona – – –
Colorado – – –
Connecticut – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Massachusetts – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
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North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Virginia – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
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 Adore

Adore is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #1,777 in 2025 with 113 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 2000, 1,181 American babies have been named Adore, about 94% girls and 6% boys, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2023, when 137 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 Adore stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adore?

The median living Adore is about 4 years old; half are between 2 and 7. An estimated 1,200 people named Adore are alive in the United States today.

median 4 020406080100

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

Adore 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 113 #1,777 13 #6,456
2024 126 #1,637 9 #8,324
2023 124 #1,670 13 #6,528
2022 131 #1,612 5 #12,396
2021 125 #1,668 9 #8,179
2020 93 #2,005 5 #12,065
2019 78 #2,305 – –
2018 51 #3,160 – –
2017 51 #3,147 – –
2016 42 #3,656 6 #10,784
2015 36 #4,071 – –
2014 36 #4,104 – –
2013 30 #4,647 – –
2012 18 #6,878 8 #8,876
2011 12 #9,158 5 #12,328
2010 10 #10,468 – –
2009 8 #12,452 – –
2008 6 #15,447 – –
2007 7 #13,958 – –
2006 – – – –
2005 – – – –
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2002 – – – –
2001 6 #13,540 – –
2000 5 #15,068 – –
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adore?

The median living Adore is about 4 years old. Half of all living Adores are between 2 and 7 years old.

How many people named Adore are alive today?

An estimated 1,200 people named Adore are alive in the United States, based on 1,181 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Adore in 2025?

Adore ranked #1,777 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 113 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adore?

1,181 babies have been named Adore in the United States since 2000, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adore most popular?

Adore peaked in 2023, when 137 newborns received the name.

Is Adore a boy or girl name?

Adore is used for both: about 94% of babies named Adore have been girls and 6% boys.

Is the name Adore rising or falling?

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

Will Adore become more popular?

Adore is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 161 girls named Adore 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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