Adene
Étaín or Édaín is a figure of Irish mythology, best known as the heroine of Tochmarc Étaíne, one of the oldest and richest stories of the Mythological Cycle. She also figures in the Middle Irish Togail Bruidne Dá Derga. T. F. O'Rahilly identified her as a sun goddess.
Meaning & Origin of Adene
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Étaín or Édaín is a figure of Irish mythology, best known as the heroine of Tochmarc Étaíne, one of the oldest and richest stories of the Mythological Cycle. She also figures in the Middle Irish Togail Bruidne Dá Derga. T. F. O'Rahilly identified her as a sun goddess.
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The Story of Adene
The earliest SSA record of Adene as a baby girl name dates back to 1917, when 7 babies received it. 1932 was its biggest year on record, with 8 newborns named Adene — #3,274 in the national rankings. About 34% of every Adene on record arrived during the 1930s, its defining decade. Adene last appeared in the published SSA data in 1955, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 44 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
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About the name Adene
Adene is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1917 and has accumulated 44 births in the dataset. Adene's peak popularity came in 1932 when it ranked #3,274. Use the chart and map above to compare Adene'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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