Adelie
Adelie was the 5729th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3167th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,962 places. More babies were named Adelie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #5,729 girls, down 412 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201351 babies
- Total since 1880
- 688babies recorded
Adelie popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
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| 2025 | #5,729 | 21 |
| 2020 | #5,317 | 23 |
| 2010 | #4,610 | 31 |
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How popular is Adelie, counting every spelling?
Adelie is the most common spelling of a name family that had 28 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 28 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelie | 21 | #5,729 | 148 |
| Adely | 7 | #11,954 | 46 |
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 Adelie?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adelie (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adelie 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 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adelie.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adelie?
About 700 people born in the US named Adelie are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 7 and 15. That makes Adelie 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.
Adelie by state
How common Adelie was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. 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 Adelie: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adelie, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adelie
How popular is the name Adelie?
Adelie was the 5729th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2013, when it ranked 3167th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,962 places. More babies were named Adelie in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adelie a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adelie in the US.
Where is Adelie most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adelie was most common in North Carolina (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.