Girls' name · peaked in 1884
Adelaide name popularity since 1925
25,334 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Adelaide. Half of them were born in 2014 or earlier, so the typical Adelaide is about 12 years old in 2026. Adelaide peaked in 1884 as the #182 name for girls, and it ranked #289 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 25,334
- Named Adelaide, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1884
- #182 for girls that year
- In 2025
- #289
- for girls in 2025 (1,062 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 25,334 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 4.28× its national share
Peak year is the year Adelaide made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Adelaide births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 2016. Measured as a share of all babies, Adelaide peaked earlier, in 1884.
- Steepest fall: Between 1927 and 1932, Adelaide's share of baby girls fell by 47%.
- Fastest rise: Between 2003 and 2008, it became 3.2× more common, from 1 in 10,900 baby girls to 1 in 3,390.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Adelaide's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Adelaide.
Decade by decade
Babies named Adelaide in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 1,324 | – |
| 1930s | 1,298 | #646 |
| 1940s | 866 | #925 |
| 1950s | 498 | #1,537 |
| 1960s | 243 | #2,938 |
| 1970s | 168 | #3,774 |
| 1980s | 286 | #3,009 |
| 1990s | 724 | #2,155 |
| 2000s | 2,919 | #901 |
| 2010s | 10,225 | #272 |
| 2020–25 | 6,783 | #289 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
57.6% of babies named Adelaide from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Adelaide is most popular
The index compares Adelaide's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Adelaide.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 4.28× | 810 |
| Colorado | 2.34× | 643 |
| Washington | 1.87× | 696 |
| Oregon | 1.71× | 357 |
| Virginia | 1.46× | 734 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Adelaide's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Adelaide.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Adelaide (1884).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data