Adell

#10,917 for girls in 2025, 8 births · Last seen for boys in 1998 at #8,479
Given to girls 85.6% of the time

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Peak · girls
1910 · 86 births
Debut · girls
14 births
In top 100 · girls
never
of 146 years
Total births · girls
6,214
since 1881

Adell over time

girlsboys

Rank within each sex, plotted together. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201911peak #426, 1910peak #1,223, 1912girlsboys
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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#10,9178
2024#13,4776
2023
2022#15,3065
2021#12,2067
2020#15,0885
2019#11,3568
2018#10,5459
2017#7,84014
2016#8,39313
2015#10,8669
2014#11,9318
2013#7,74815
2012#6,57619
2011#13,3477
2010#10,45110
2009#12,4298
2008#15,4056
2007#15,4916
2006
2005#13,0107
2004#12,7617
2003#11,3258
2002#8,83711
2001#10,1029
2000#13,1546
1999#7,71612
1998#8,58410#8,4796
1997#9,8028#8,1106
1996#9,5818#9,0155
1995
1994
1993#11,7806#7,6386
1992
1991#8,5889
1990#5,8238
1989#10,8476
1988#8,3918
1987#6,78810
1986#6,15611
1985#8,3187#4,3339
1984#6,29110
1983#5,14813
1982#5,53412#3,10814
1981#4,74615
1980#4,9407
1979#4,84214#3,81010
1978#5,56311
1977#5,88810
1976#3,81217#5,5875
1975#4,37014#4,3097
1974#4,72012
1973#7,4356#5,1015
1972#4,52312
1971#5,5439#3,9637
1970#6,3627#4,2306
1969#3,77414#3,3148
1968#4,48910#4,1365
1967#4,9828#2,61110
1966#3,14816#2,9868
1965#2,83319#2,61710
1964#2,91519#3,2827
1963#2,61922
1962#3,03317#3,0418
1961#2,75220#2,40912
1960#2,30726#2,8719
1959#1,69542#3,0378
1958#2,26025#2,37012
1957#1,86934#2,01916
1956#1,63742#2,7989
1955#1,37153#2,04815
1954#1,42250#2,31612
1953#1,22562#1,48026
1952#1,25657#2,51410
1951#1,13368#1,59822
1950#1,21258#2,7708
1949#1,26552#1,94115
1948#1,26752#1,40027
1947#1,12763#1,78618
1946#1,29045#1,60120
1945#1,06054#1,85214
1944#1,07952#1,48321
1943#97566#1,69918
1942#91773#1,46723
1941#93462#1,82115
1940#86268#1,62718
1939#81871#1,71216
1938#81175#1,97613
1937#74683#1,68817
1936#71986#1,72316
1935#66499#1,53820
1934#78773#2,02213
1933#66696#1,58619
1932#68897#1,92215
1931#617116#1,42724
1930#679102#1,33029
1929#609126#1,56422
1928#685104#2,16214
1927#598141#1,69221
1926#539167#1,46625
1925#541174#1,80619
1924#553174#1,41428
1923#519183#1,46026
1922#527178#1,88318
1921#500197#1,76620
1920#492195#1,23434
1919#479194#1,97316
1918#540169#1,82718
1917#539154#1,75518
1916#533154#2,38911
1915#499153#1,78216
1914#532109#1,54516
1913#52594#1,49713
1912#48996#1,22315
1911#53561#1,5376
1910#42686#1,4216
1909#50056
1908#56344
1907#50750
1906#54142
1905#48150
1904#52040
1903#51439
1902#47843
1901#74719
1900#48149
1899#75618
1898#49139
1897#69920
1896#84315
1895#81515
1894#68219
1893#63021
1892#86112
1891#9439
1890#75813
1889#58919
1888#1,0367
1887#7889
1886#8288
1885#65811
1884#7319
1883
1882
1881#44714
1880
First appearance
1881

The first year at least five girls were named Adell! It came in at #447, and was given to 14 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 1882–1883, when fewer than 5 girls a year got the name.

Where Adell is popular in 1911

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedMNIllinois: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedMINew York: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedWVVirginia: #251 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 2,142 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: #223 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 1,281 girlsNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedLAMississippi: #170 for girls · 12 births · 1 in 765 girlsMSAlabama: #263 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 1,710 girlsALGeorgia: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedHITexas: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedTXFlorida: fewer than 5 girls named Adell, so not publishedFL

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Top states · girls
  1. Mississippi#170 · 1 in 765
  2. North Carolina#223 · 1 in 1,281
  3. Virginia#251 · 1 in 2,142
  4. Alabama#263 · 1 in 1,710

Best ever in a state: #168 in Alabama, 1910.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
Mississippi#170121 in 765
North Carolina#223101 in 1,281
Virginia#25151 in 2,142
Alabama#26371 in 1,710
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
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Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
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Idaho
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Iowa
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Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
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Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
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New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming

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 Adell
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 2,560 spots since 2024 (#13,477#10,917)
  • 4,171 spots since 2020 (#15,088#10,917)
  • 51 spots since 2015 (#10,866#10,917)
  • Biggest jump: 447 spots in 1889 (#1,036#589)
  • Biggest drop: 266 spots in 1901 (#481#747)
Rise & fade · girls
29 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1881
  • Peaked 1910 at #426 (86 births)
  • Births halved by 1956, 46 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 1,000 for 60 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 60 yrs · run 1889–1943
Share of babies · girls
1 in 4,611
  • Highest: 1 in 4,611 girls born in 1910 were named Adell (0.02%)
  • Latest: 1 in 200,908 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
Era · girls
The 1920s
  • 26.4% of all girls named Adell (1,639) were born in this decade
Girls or boys?
Flipped in 1991
  • Mostly boys until 1990, mostly girls since
all girlsall boys
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s77#447 (1881)#725
1890s181#491 (1898)#748
1900s432#478 (1902)#533
1910s1,270#426 (1910)#510
1920s1,639#492 (1920)#556
1930s898#617 (1931)#720
1940s587#862 (1940)#1,078
1950s491#1,133 (1951)#1,508
1960s171#2,307 (1960)#3,285
1970s112#3,812 (1976)#5,306
1980s92#4,746 (1981)#6,913
1990s53#7,716 (1999)#9,342
2000s68#8,837 (2002)#12,502
2010s112#6,576 (2012)#9,905
2020s31#10,917 (2025)#13,399

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.

Adell in 1911

girls
#535
61 births · 1 in 6,858 girls
boys
#1,537
6 births · 1 in 37,662 boys

Top girls' names in 1911

  1. #1Mary24,390
  2. #2Helen11,801
  3. #3Margaret9,279
  4. #4Dorothy8,869
  5. #5Ruth8,003
  6. #6Anna6,753
  7. #7Elizabeth6,298
  8. #8Mildred6,271
  9. #9Marie5,017
  10. #10Frances4,967
  11. #535Adell61

Top boys' names in 1911

  1. #1John13,446
  2. #2William10,593
  3. #3James9,952
  4. #4George6,586
  5. #5Robert6,526
  6. #6Joseph6,488
  7. #7Charles5,725
  8. #8Frank4,314
  9. #9Edward4,164
  10. #10Thomas3,292
  11. #1,537Adell6
More about 1911

girls

418,309 girls got a published name in 1911; 1 in 6,858 of them was named Adell, which outranked 81.3% of the 2,868 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.9% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adell
  1. #531Myrtie62
  2. #531Odell62
  3. #531Petra62
  4. #535Adell61
  5. #535Belva61
  6. #535Celeste61
  7. #535Lina61
  8. #542Almeda60
  9. #542Beverly60
  10. #542Ferne60

Tied with 6 names at #535; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. 1,003Laurette#1,935#932
  2. 683Glenda#1,521#838
  3. 680Ana#1,421#741
  4. 623Vilma#1,521#898
  5. 523Emmaline#1,421#898
Fallers
  1. 1,194Alys#997#2,191
  2. 959Leana#997#1,956
  3. 686Coletta#859#1,545
  4. 686Blossom#970#1,656
  5. 659Otis#997#1,656

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

boys

225,970 boys got a published name in 1911; 1 in 37,662 of them was named Adell, which outranked 23.1% of the 1,999 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Adell
  1. #1,387Woodson7
  2. #1,387York7
  3. #1,387Zigmund7
  4. #1,537Adell6
  5. #1,537Adelard6
  6. #1,537Adrien6
  7. #1,537Alferd6
  8. #1,740Achille5
  9. #1,740Aden5
  10. #1,740Adolphe5

Tied with 202 names at #1,537; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1910
Risers
  1. 900Vincenzo#1,589#689
  2. 900Wyman#1,589#689
  3. 882Rodger#1,589#707
  4. 796Cedric#1,589#793
  5. 796Hughie#1,589#793
Fallers
  1. 881Bertha#859#1,740
  2. 881Arlo#859#1,740
  3. 831Shelton#556#1,387
  4. 812Guss#928#1,740
  5. 812Halley#928#1,740

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

See the top 100 for 1911