Adlee
Adlee was the 3906th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1910th; the most babies were born in 2012 (103). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,450 places. More babies were named Adlee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Adley) possibly a variant of Hadley (heath clearing) · English, Old English
- Rank in 2025
- #3,906 girls, down 1,928 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 37girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2012103 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,189babies recorded
What does the name Adlee mean?
Adlee is a spelling of Adley, pronounced the same way, so it shares Adley's meaning and origin.
Adley is a habitational English surname, and Wiktionary suggests it is possibly a variant of Hadley. Hadley, a place name found in London and Shropshire, comes from Old English hǣth, heath, and lēah, a woodland clearing, so "heath clearing." If the link holds, Adley means the same. In the US Adley has been used occasionally since the 1910s for both sexes and has risen recently.
hǣþ (Old English, “heath”)lēah (Old English, “woodland clearing”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Wiktionary says 'possibly' a variant of Hadley.
Related names: Hadley, Adleigh, Bradley.
See also: English names.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Adley' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Wiktionary, entry 'Hadley' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Adlee popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,906 | 37 |
| 2020 | #1,978 | 95 |
| 2010 | #6,386 | 20 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,961 | 7 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adlee, counting every spelling?
Adlee is a spelling of Adley, a name family that ranked #728 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,906 for Adlee on its own. Together these spellings went to 388 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adley | 339 | #805 | 2,208 |
| Adlee | 37 | #3,906 | 323 |
| Addley | 12 | #8,366 | 81 |
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 Adlee?
37 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adlee (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adlee 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 226 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adlee.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adlee?
About 1,100 people born in the US named Adlee are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Adlee 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.
Adlee by state
How common Adlee was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 36 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 Adlee: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adlee, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adlee
What does Adlee mean?
Adlee is a spelling of Adley, usually explained as “possibly a variant of Hadley (heath clearing)”, but this is uncertain. Certainty: uncertain.
How popular is the name Adlee?
Adlee was the 3906th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 37 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 1910th; the most babies were born in 2012 (103). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,450 places. More babies were named Adlee in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adlee a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adlee in the US.
Where is Adlee most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adlee was most common in Arkansas (0.21 per 1,000 girls), followed by Idaho and Kentucky.