How Many People Are Named Adella?
An estimated 2,432 people in the United States have the first name Adella. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Adella peaked in popularity in 1920 with 143 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Adella 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 Adella paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,432
About 1 in 140,935 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
1920
143 births
Total Registered
5,929
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Adella
Adella is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,929 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Adella as a female name
Ranked #2,791 in 2024
60 female births in 2024
Peak: 1920 (143 births)
Adella: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Adella span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1920s, when 1,014 babies were registered. While Adella is less common than at its peak in the 1920s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Adella by Decade
How has Adella 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.
Adella by State
Birth registrations for Adella span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Pennsylvania, California, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Mississippi, Florida. On average, about 63 Adellas were registered per state.
Adella + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Adella as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Adella: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adella?
We estimate approximately 2,432 people named Adella 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 140,935 Americans share this first name.
Is Adella a common name?
Adella is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 94.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,929 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Adella most popular?
Adella reached peak popularity in 1920, when 143 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Adella is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Adella a female name?
Adella is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Adella Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Adella Smith, Adella Johnson, Adella 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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