How Many People Are Named Adela?
An estimated 8,869 people in the United States have the first name Adela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Adela peaked in popularity in 2015 with 227 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Adela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Adela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,869
About 1 in 38,646 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2015
227 births
Total Registered
13,902
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Adela
Adela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 13,902 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Adela as a female name
Ranked #1,095 in 2024
224 female births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (227 births)
Adela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Adela span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 1,877 babies were registered. While Adela is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Adela by Decade
How has Adela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Adela by State
Birth registrations for Adela span all 29 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Oregon, Nevada, Nebraska. On average, about 327 Adelas were registered per state.
Adela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Adela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Adela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adela?
We estimate approximately 8,869 people named Adela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 38,646 Americans share this first name.
Is Adela a common name?
Adela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 13,902 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Adela most popular?
Adela reached peak popularity in 2015, when 227 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Adela is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Adela a female name?
Adela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Adela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Adela Smith, Adela Johnson, Adela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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