Baby Name Popularity Profile
Adelaide
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Adelaide.
National Rank (2025)
#289
All-Time Peak Rank
#179
Achieved 1883
Total U.S. Births
35,007
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1880
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2010s
1,240 births in 2016
π‘ The Adelaide Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend. A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Noble kind
Language Origin
German
Origin Type
single
Derived from the Old High German name Adalheidis, composed of the elements 'adal' (noble) and 'heid' (kind, type).
Common Nicknames
Addie
Adele
Heidi
Alternative Spellings
Adelheid
AdelaΓ―de
Pronunciation:
AD-Ι-layd
Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Adelaide across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
-6.8%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
-8.7%
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
1,240
births in 2016
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
67 yrs
Longest Streak
146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 879
1890s: 1,319
1900s: 1,547
1910s: 3,908
1920s: 3,344
1930s: 1,298
1940s: 866
1950s: 498
1960s: 243
1970s: 168
1980s: 286
1990s: 724
2000s: 2,919
2010s: 10,225
2020s: 6,783
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
A-delai-e
Letter Count
8 letters
Spelling Complexity
Complex
Length Percentile
Longer than 79% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 79.0% of SSA names. Starts with A, a letter used by only 10.8% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Utah
Top States
Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Maine, New York
States with Data
51
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