Adelita
Adelita was the 4759th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 1626th; the most babies were born in 1961 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,516 places. More babies were named Adelita in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,759 girls, up 910 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 28girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196143 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,900babies recorded
Adelita popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,759 | 28 |
| 2020 | #5,669 | 21 |
| 2010 | #9,799 | 11 |
| 2000 | #10,755 | 8 |
| 1990 | #7,305 | 11 |
| 1980 | #3,412 | 24 |
| 1970 | #3,713 | 16 |
| 1960 | #2,097 | 30 |
| 1950 | #1,626 | 33 |
| 1940 | #4,352 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,845 | 10 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adelita, counting every spelling?
Adelita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Adelita?
28 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adelita (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adelita 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 298 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adelita.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adelita?
About 1,600 people born in the US named Adelita are alive today, with a median age of 48; half are between 22 and 64. That makes Adelita mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. 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.
Adelita by state
How common Adelita was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (2.6×). In 49 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 Adelita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adelita, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adelita
How popular is the name Adelita?
Adelita was the 4759th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 28 babies. Its best year was 1950, when it ranked 1626th; the most babies were born in 1961 (43). Over the last ten years it has moved up 2,516 places. More babies were named Adelita in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Adelita a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adelita in the US.
Where is Adelita most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adelita was most common in Texas (0.05 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.