Adalid
Adalid was a military officer rank in Castile. The position, second to the commander, was akin to that of captain.
Meaning & Origin of Adalid
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adalid was a military officer rank in Castile. The position, second to the commander, was akin to that of captain.
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Origin & history
The Story of Adalid
As a girl name
Adalid first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2006, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2006: 6 births, good for #15,152 nationwide. About 55% of every Adalid on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Adalid last appeared in the published SSA data in 2010, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 11 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Adalid first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1990, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2007: 11 births, good for #7,094 nationwide. About 45% of every Adalid on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Adalid last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 141 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Adalid
Adalid is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 141 births in the dataset. Adalid's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #7,094. Use the chart and map above to compare Adalid's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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