Addie

#1,272 for girls in 2025, 176 births · Last seen for boys in 1996 at #9,015
Given to girls 98.4% of the time

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Peak · girls
1885 · 406 births
Debut · girls
274 births
In top 100 · girls
13 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
45,361
since 1880

Addie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201929peak #76, 1885girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#1,272176—
2024#1,314175—
2023#1,195201—
2022#1,206200—
2021#1,347164—
2020#1,318167—
2019#1,218192—
2018#1,250185—
2017#1,257188—
2016#1,313182—
2015#1,112232—
2014#1,179208—
2013#1,210198—
2012#1,071233—
2011#1,045236—
2010#1,178207—
2009#1,091233—
2008#1,151223—
2007#1,105234—
2006#1,143214—
2005#976251—
2004#1,195187—
2003#1,180182—
2002#1,156178—
2001#1,111190—
2000#1,240159—
1999#1,293142—
1998#1,183157—
1997#1,281137—
1996#1,343126#9,0155
1995#1,229139—
1994#1,312129—
1993#1,409115—
1992#1,73086—
1991#1,56498—
1990#1,424111—
1989#1,370111—
1988#1,285113—
1987#1,349101—
1986#1,282105—
1985#1,57576—
1984#1,53574—
1983#1,64467—
1982#1,43684—
1981#1,44584—
1980#1,268102—
1979#1,261101—
1978#1,28195—
1977#1,141111—
1976#1,16099—
1975#1,21195—
1974#1,28483—
1973#1,58958—
1972#1,67453—
1971#2,06440—
1970#1,73652—
1969#1,66752—
1968#1,72846—
1967#1,64048—
1966#1,41660—
1965#1,24075—
1964#1,21183—
1963#1,11995—
1962#1,043107—
1961#1,070104—
1960#954125—
1959#818157#3,6196
1958#844146#3,0338
1957#760172#2,8229
1956#720179—
1955#733168—
1954#677189#2,9428
1953#617207#3,7985
1952#616202#3,7345
1951#537243—
1950#525245#3,6815
1949#480282#3,0197
1948#482277#3,6685
1947#488283#2,8628
1946#481267—
1945#428278#2,3939
1944#426283#3,1096
1943#433288—
1942#400321#3,5605
1941#363339#2,6568
1940#345349#1,98313
1939#356333#2,28810
1938#314388#2,4799
1937#299424#1,99213
1936#337341#2,6298
1935#313396#3,6455
1934#306422#2,39310
1933#299414#1,90514
1932#298446#3,0927
1931#293458#2,6519
1930#295510#2,44411
1929#265583#2,7669
1928#265591#2,38712
1927#246703#1,51625
1926#258654#1,66121
1925#239760#2,08915
1924#239763#2,34713
1923#237756#1,64422
1922#223856#1,76520
1921#224836#1,82919
1920#211904#1,88518
1919#214846#2,15214
1918#214881#1,71020
1917#211836#1,64320
1916#211823#1,84916
1915#205808#1,60019
1914#188708#1,60815
1913#187605#1,58012
1912#171578#1,09518
1911#161497#1,11710
1910#157495#1,1938
1909#155453#1,4405
1908#153445#1,0218
1907#139471#86610
1906#137447#9278
1905#134465—
1904#134432—
1903#126441#8468
1902#122469—
1901#128399#8587
1900#119541#83610
1899#118412#7149
1898#111481#8857
1897#110461—
1896#106485#59213
1895#107471#8727
1894#102481#7878
1893#106416#1,0355
1892#96493—
1891#92467#7008
1890#92468#8846
1889#90448#62810
1888#91455#1,0315
1887#86393#8196
1886#83417#6948
1885#76406—
1884#85356#7018
1883#77362#7207
1882#77341#8376
1881#81287#7067
1880#83274#6828
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Addie was already there! It came in at #83, and was given to 274 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1966–1973, when fewer than 61 girls a year got the name.

Where Addie is popular in 1929

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #456 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 6,340 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedMINew York: #651 for girls · 6 births · 1 in 16,101 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedINOhio: #378 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,138 girlsOHPennsylvania: #631 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 16,585 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #447 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 5,534 girlsMOKentucky: #179 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 882 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #221 for girls · 16 births · 1 in 1,484 girlsVAMaryland: #257 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,513 girlsMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #172 for girls · 24 births · 1 in 761 girlsARTennessee: #172 for girls · 30 births · 1 in 858 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #126 for girls · 68 births · 1 in 528 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #123 for girls · 37 births · 1 in 524 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #283 for girls · 13 births · 1 in 1,754 girlsOKLouisiana: #215 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 1,020 girlsLAMississippi: #103 for girls · 55 births · 1 in 391 girlsMSAlabama: #102 for girls · 74 births · 1 in 406 girlsALGeorgia: #103 for girls · 73 births · 1 in 412 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Addie, so not publishedHITexas: #211 for girls · 61 births · 1 in 989 girlsTXFlorida: #157 for girls · 18 births · 1 in 682 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Alabama#102 · 1 in 406
  2. Mississippi#103 · 1 in 391
  3. Georgia#103 · 1 in 412
  4. South Carolina#123 · 1 in 524
  5. North Carolina#126 · 1 in 528

Best ever in a state: #60 in Mississippi, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Alabama#102741 in 406
Georgia#103731 in 412
Mississippi#103551 in 391
South Carolina#123371 in 524
North Carolina#126681 in 528
Florida#157181 in 682
Arkansas#172241 in 761
Tennessee#172301 in 858
Kentucky#179301 in 882
Texas#211611 in 989
Louisiana#215211 in 1,020
Virginia#221161 in 1,484
Maryland#25751 in 2,513
Oklahoma#283131 in 1,754
Ohio#378101 in 5,138
Missouri#44751 in 5,534
Illinois#45691 in 6,340
Pennsylvania#63151 in 16,585
New York#65161 in 16,101
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Addie
Momentum · girls
Holding steady
  • 42 spots since 2024 (#1,314 → #1,272)
  • 46 spots since 2020 (#1,318 → #1,272)
  • 160 spots since 2015 (#1,112 → #1,272)
  • Biggest jump: 219 spots in 2005 (#1,195 → #976)
  • Biggest drop: 167 spots in 2006 (#976 → #1,143)
Rise & fade · girls
5 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1885 at #76 (406 births)
  • Births halved by 1952, 67 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 13 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 13 yrs · run 1880–1892
  • Top 1,000: 82 yrs · run 1880–1960
Share of babies · girls
1 in 310
  • Highest: 1 in 310 girls born in 1883 were named Addie (0.32%)
  • Latest: 1 in 9,132 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
  • Its best rank, #76 in 1885, was only 1 in 328 (0.31%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 16.3% of all girls named Addie (7,406) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s3,739#76 (1885)#83
1890s4,635#92 (1890)#104
1900s4,563#119 (1900)#135
1910s7,077#157 (1910)#192
1920s7,406#211 (1920)#241
1930s4,132#293 (1931)#311
1940s2,967#345 (1940)#433
1950s1,908#525 (1950)#685
1960s795#954 (1960)#1,309
1970s787#1,141 (1977)#1,440
1980s917#1,268 (1980)#1,419
1990s1,240#1,183 (1998)#1,377
2000s2,051#976 (2005)#1,135
2010s2,061#1,045 (2011)#1,183
2020s1,083#1,195 (2023)#1,275

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Addie in 1929

girls
#265
583 births · 1 in 1,915 girls
boys
#2,766
9 births · 1 in 119,513 boys

Top girls' names in 1929

  1. #1Mary63,512
  2. #2Betty36,675
  3. #3Dorothy31,476
  4. #4Helen20,983
  5. #5Margaret19,212
  6. #6Doris16,498
  7. #7Barbara16,038
  8. #8Ruth16,021
  9. #9Shirley14,576
  10. #10Patricia13,624
  11. #265Addie583

Top boys' names in 1929

  1. #1Robert59,807
  2. #2James52,135
  3. #3John52,112
  4. #4William47,815
  5. #5Charles29,930
  6. #6Richard29,572
  7. #7Donald27,181
  8. #8George23,020
  9. #9Joseph21,165
  10. #10Edward17,220
  11. #2,766Addie9
More about 1929

girls

1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 1,915 of them was named Addie, which outranked 95.0% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Addie
  1. #262Pat597
  2. #263Cleo584
  3. #263Marcia584
  4. #265Addie583
  5. #265Leola583
  6. #267May579
  7. #268Dorothea572
  8. #269Selma563

Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 1,951Dorla#2,623 → #672
  2. ↑ 797Ingrid#1,738 → #941
  3. ↑ 534Sydell#1,502 → #968
  4. ↑ 521Elenor#1,502 → #981
  5. ↑ 406Jeanine#888 → #482
Fallers
  1. ↓ 937Joline#888 → #1,825
  2. ↓ 259Mafalda#936 → #1,195
  3. ↓ 250Lorelei#994 → #1,244
  4. ↓ 249Ardelle#888 → #1,137
  5. ↓ 234Charmaine#420 → #654

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 119,513 of them was named Addie, which outranked 39.1% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Addie
  1. #2,589York10
  2. #2,589Ysabel10
  3. #2,589Zoltan10
  4. #2,766Addie9
  5. #2,766Achille9
  6. #2,766Adelino9
  7. #2,766Aleck9
  8. #2,980Abbie8
  9. #2,980Abbott8
  10. #2,980Abran8

Tied with 213 names at #2,766; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1928
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,188Davey#2,843 → #655
  2. ↑ 554Davie#1,413 → #859
  3. ↑ 374Derald#1,095 → #721
  4. ↑ 358Vernal#1,353 → #995
  5. ↑ 350Ken#1,228 → #878
Fallers
  1. ↓ 530Adolf#950 → #1,480
  2. ↓ 426Quinton#913 → #1,339
  3. ↓ 349Thornton#963 → #1,312
  4. ↓ 346Verlyn#891 → #1,237
  5. ↓ 346Isidore#891 → #1,237

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1929 →