Adalee
Girl name · #988 in 2025 · Rare
In 2025, 256 baby girls were named Adalee, placing it at #988 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #1131, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 7,031 girls born in 2025 was named Adalee.
The 110-year story
Adalee first appears in the Social Security records in 1915, when 9 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 435 babies and a rank of #670. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Adalee per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Adalee in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Adalee is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Adalee will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Adalee is most common
Geography matters for names, and Adalee is no exception. Adjusted for how many girls are born in each state, Adalee is most common in KY (0.7 per 1,000), TN (0.3 per 1,000), PA (0.3 per 1,000), TX (0.2 per 1,000), GA (0.2 per 1,000) — against a national average of about 0.2 per 1,000 girls. These are per-capita rates, so they show where Adalee is a genuine regional favorite rather than just where the most babies are born.
Names like Adalee
Statistically, parents drawn to Adalee tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Zaylee, Novalee, Hadlee, Rosalee, and Maylee.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Adalee | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 256 | #987 |
| 2024 | 350 | #805 |
| 2023 | 388 | #723 |
| 2022 | 435 | #670 |
| 2021 | 304 | #889 |
| 2020 | 360 | #755 |
| 2019 | 289 | #916 |
| 2018 | 316 | #856 |
| 2017 | 197 | #1217 |
| 2016 | 220 | #1145 |
| 2015 | 225 | #1131 |
| 2014 | 211 | #1164 |
| 2013 | 212 | #1135 |
| 2012 | 215 | #1148 |
| 2011 | 145 | #1521 |
| 2010 | 127 | #1668 |
| 2009 | 76 | #2485 |
| 2008 | 72 | #2584 |
| 2007 | 57 | #3047 |
| 2006 | 39 | #3854 |
| 2005 | 31 | #4373 |
| 2004 | 22 | #5555 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7207 |
| 2002 | 24 | #4906 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7724 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Adalee a popular girl name?
Adalee ranked #988 among girls in 2025 with 256 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #1131.
When was the name Adalee most popular?
Adalee peaked in 2022, when 435 American girls received the name (ranked #670 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Adalee?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 7,031 newborn American girls was named Adalee. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.