Adaley
A feminine name of uncertain origin, possibly a modern coinage.
Name Census estimates that about 414 living Americans carry the first name Adaley. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Adaley today is around 9 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adaley births was 2018 (34 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adaley. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
People living today
414
~ 1 in 827,909 Americans
Peak year
2018
34 babies that year
Average age
9
years old
2024 SSA rank
#5,424
Tracked since 2007
Popularity
Adaley: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adaley from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 247 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Adaley remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adaley by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Adaley during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Adaleys live
Origin
Meaning and history of Adaley
The name Adaley is of Old English origin, derived from the Germanic elements "adal," meaning noble or high-born, and "ley," a meadow or clearing. It emerged during the Anglo-Saxon period in Britain, roughly between the 5th and 11th centuries AD.
One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Adaley of Mercia, a noblewoman who lived in the late 7th century and was known for her philanthropy and support of monastic communities in the Kingdom of Mercia, which covered much of central England.
In the 9th century, an Adaley is mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle as a witness to a land grant made by King Egbert of Wessex. This suggests the name had spread to other Anglo-Saxon kingdoms by that time.
During the Middle Ages, the name appeared in various forms, including Adelina, Adeline, and Adaline, reflecting the influence of Norman French on the English language after the Norman Conquest in 1066.
Notable historical figures bearing the name include Adaley de Vere, a 12th-century English noblewoman who was a patron of the arts and literature. In the 13th century, Adaley of Arundel was a prominent landowner and supporter of religious houses in southern England.
Fast forward to the 16th century, and we find Adaley Throckmorton (1497-1545), an English courtier and lady-in-waiting to Queen Catherine of Aragon. She was a vocal opponent of the English Reformation and was briefly imprisoned for her Catholic beliefs.
In the 17th century, Adaley Clampett (1628-1692) was a Quaker minister and prolific writer, known for her devotional works and her advocacy for religious tolerance in colonial America.
Jumping to the 19th century, Adaley Stanton (1815-1902) was an influential figure in the women's rights movement in the United States, co-founding the National Woman Suffrage Association and playing a key role in the campaign for women's suffrage.
People
Adaley + last name combinations
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Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Adaley: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adaley?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 414 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adaley going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 827,909 US residents.
Is Adaley a common name?
We classify Adaley as "Very Rare". It ranks above 82.7% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 417 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adaley most popular?
The single biggest year for Adaley was 2018, when 34 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adaley is about 9 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Adaley in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adaley a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adaley in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Adaley still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adaley in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Adaley can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Adaley?
For a faster, more casual read, check HowManyOfMe.org — our sister site built around that single question.