Fun Facts About the Name Adlee
- More than 1 thousand babies named Adlee: U.S. records list 1,189 babies given the name Adlee from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Adlee Mean?
Adlee is a spelling variant of Adley, an English surname used as a given name. The surname comes from a place name formed from the Old English personal name Adda and lēah, meaning "woodland clearing" or "meadow." The literal sense is "Adda's clearing." The name is sometimes confused with Adlai, a Hebrew name of uncertain meaning, but the two are not related by etymology.
Adlee Name History & Origins
Adley is a habitational surname, originally given to people who came from a place called Adley in England. The surname Adley is found in English records, and in the modern period it began to be used as a first name. Adlee is a later spelling variant that uses the common English ending -lee instead of -ley. As a given name, Adlee belongs to the modern use of surnames as first names in English-speaking countries.
How Popular is the Name Adlee?
Adlee has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2012. Its best rank was #1,909 in 2021.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,906 | 37 | 0.0023% |
| 2024 | #3,321 | 47 | 0.0029% |
| 2023 | #2,729 | 63 | 0.0039% |
| 2022 | #2,463 | 73 | 0.0045% |
| 2021 | #1,909 | 103 | 0.0063% |
| 2020 | #1,978 | 95 | 0.0059% |
| 2019 | #2,856 | 58 | 0.0035% |
| 2018 | #2,160 | 87 | 0.0051% |
| 2017 | #2,129 | 90 | 0.0052% |
| 2016 | #2,308 | 82 | 0.0046% |
| 2015 | #2,455 | 74 | 0.0041% |
| 2014 | #3,113 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 2013 | #3,076 | 53 | 0.0030% |
| 2012 | #1,918 | 103 | 0.0058% |
| 2011 | #4,152 | 35 | 0.0020% |
| 2010 | #6,386 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2009 | #5,893 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2008 | #7,414 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2007 | #10,139 | 11 | 0.0006% |
| 2006 | #12,440 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1925 | #3,116 | 10 | 0.0008% |
| 1923 | #4,379 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1921 | #2,633 | 13 | 0.0011% |
| 1920 | #3,961 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #3,823 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1916 | #3,034 | 9 | 0.0009% |
| 1913 | #3,189 | 5 | 0.0008% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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