Adaly
Adaly was the 3518th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2445th with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 672 places. More babies were named Adaly in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Adalee) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #3,518 girls, down 377 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 43girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202274 babies
- Total since 1880
- 983babies recorded
What does the name Adaly mean?
Adaly is a spelling of Adalee, pronounced the same way, so it shares Adalee's meaning and origin.
Adalee is a recent American girls' name, recorded occasionally since 1915 and much more often in recent years. No dictionary we checked documents it. It looks like a blend of Ada (or Adalyn) with -lee, an ending popular in modern names, and Ada-names often go back to Germanic adal, noble, but no source confirms Adalee's formation, so we do not give it a meaning.
How sure is this? Not documented. Undocumented modern blend.
Related names: Adaleigh, Adalyn, Ada, Adeline.
Sources for this meaning
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adela', DMNES (Durham University)
Adaly popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,518 | 43 |
| 2020 | #3,141 | 50 |
| 2010 | #5,416 | 25 |
| 2000 | #10,752 | 8 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adaly, counting every spelling?
Adaly is a spelling of Adalee, a name family that ranked #596 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,518 for Adaly on its own. Together these spellings went to 498 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adalee | 256 | #987 | 1,733 |
| Adalie | 114 | #1,769 | 680 |
| Adaly | 43 | #3,518 | 284 |
| Adali | 27 | #4,879 | 163 |
| Adaley | 15 | #7,139 | 128 |
| Adaleah | 13 | #7,892 | 71 |
| Addalee | 7 | #11,951 | 58 |
| Adalea | 10 | #9,462 | 42 |
| Addalie | 6 | #13,224 | 30 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Adaly?
43 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adaly (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adaly born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 195 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adaly.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adaly?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Adaly are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 16. That makes Adaly a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Adaly by state
How common Adaly was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in California (2.3×), Texas (2.3×). In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adaly: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adaly, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adaly
How popular is the name Adaly?
Adaly was the 3518th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 43 babies. Its best year was 2022, when it ranked 2445th with 74 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 672 places. More babies were named Adaly in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adaly a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adaly in the US.
Where is Adaly most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adaly was most common in California (0.08 per 1,000 girls), followed by Texas and Illinois.