How Many People Are Named Adelia?
An estimated 2,677 people in the United States have the first name Adelia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 31 years old, and Adelia peaked in popularity in 2017 with 112 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Adelia 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 Adelia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,677
About 1 in 128,037 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
31
years old
Peak Year
2017
112 births
Total Registered
5,628
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Adelia
Adelia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,628 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Adelia as a female name
Ranked #2,079 in 2024
92 female births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (112 births)
Adelia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Adelia span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 785 babies were registered. While Adelia is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Adelia by Decade
How has Adelia 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.
Adelia by State
Birth registrations for Adelia span all 21 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, New York. The lowest are in Indiana, Idaho, Colorado. On average, about 50 Adelias were registered per state.
Adelia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Adelia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Adelia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adelia?
We estimate approximately 2,677 people named Adelia 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 128,037 Americans share this first name.
Is Adelia a common name?
Adelia is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,628 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Adelia most popular?
Adelia reached peak popularity in 2017, when 112 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Adelia is approximately 31 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Adelia a female name?
Adelia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Adelia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Adelia Smith, Adelia Johnson, Adelia 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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