Is Adlai a boy or girl name?

Adlai is mostly a boy’s name. Of the 696 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 12.6% were girls and 87.4% were boys.

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Adlai

Recorded 1891–2025 · United States

Adlai was most popular in 1952, when 39 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,621 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 696 people named Adlai.

Adlai over time

Births per year. The dot marks Adlai’s peak in 1952. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Adlai a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Adlai is mostly a boy’s name — 12.6% of the 696 Americans given it were girls and 87.4% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 25% girls and 75% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org