How Many People Are Named Adelita?
An estimated 1,528 people in the United States have the first name Adelita. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 43 years old, and Adelita peaked in popularity in 1961 with 43 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Adelita 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 Adelita paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,528
About 1 in 224,316 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
43
years old
Peak Year
1961
43 births
Total Registered
1,871
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Adelita
Adelita is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,871 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Adelita as a female name
Ranked #4,185 in 2024
34 female births in 2024
Peak: 1961 (43 births)
Adelita: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Adelita span from the 1920s to the 2020s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 302 babies were registered. While Adelita is less common than at its peak in the 1960s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Adelita by Decade
How has Adelita 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.
Adelita by State
Birth registrations for Adelita span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, California, Arizona. The lowest are in New York, Arizona, California. On average, about 236 Adelitas were registered per state.
Adelita + Last Name Combinations
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Adelita: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adelita?
We estimate approximately 1,528 people named Adelita 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 224,316 Americans share this first name.
Is Adelita a common name?
Adelita is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 92.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,871 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Adelita most popular?
Adelita reached peak popularity in 1961, when 43 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Adelita is approximately 43 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Adelita a female name?
Adelita is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Adelita Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Adelita Smith, Adelita Johnson, Adelita 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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