Adelia
Adelia was the 2117th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 322nd; the most babies were born in 2017 (112). Over the last ten years it has moved up 142 places. More babies were named Adelia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,117 girls, up 53 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 88girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2017112 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,717babies recorded
Adelia popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,117 | 88 |
| 2020 | #2,170 | 83 |
| 2010 | #3,203 | 51 |
| 2000 | #4,292 | 28 |
| 1990 | #6,465 | 13 |
| 1980 | #5,247 | 13 |
| 1970 | #3,872 | 15 |
| 1960 | #2,820 | 19 |
| 1950 | #1,576 | 35 |
| 1940 | #1,272 | 34 |
| 1930 | #1,041 | 50 |
| 1920 | #746 | 94 |
| 1910 | #663 | 41 |
| 1900 | #478 | 50 |
| 1890 | #475 | 30 |
| 1880 | #388 | 18 |
How popular is Adelia, counting every spelling?
Adelia is the most common spelling of a name family that had 88 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 88 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelia | 88 | #2,117 | 415 |
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 Adelia?
88 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adelia (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adelia 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 95 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adelia.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adelia?
About 2,900 people born in the US named Adelia are alive today, with a median age of 20; half are between 9 and 53. That makes Adelia mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
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.
Adelia by state
How common Adelia was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Washington (3.1×). In 41 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 Adelia: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adelia, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adelia
How popular is the name Adelia?
Adelia was the 2117th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 88 babies. Its best year was 1884, when it ranked 322nd; the most babies were born in 2017 (112). Over the last ten years it has moved up 142 places. More babies were named Adelia in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adelia a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adelia in the US.
Where is Adelia most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adelia was most common in Washington (0.16 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Wisconsin.