Adlai
Adlai is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is just". Notable people with this name include:Adlai H.
- Biblical
- Biblical Hebrew
Meaning & Origin of Adlai
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Adlai is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning "God is just". Notable people with this name include:Adlai H.
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Biblical
- Biblical Hebrew
The Story of Adlai
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Adlai as a girl name dates back to 1996, when 5 babies received it. 2014 was its biggest year on record, with 9 newborns named Adlai — #10,953 in the national rankings. About 48% of every Adlai on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. Adlai last appeared in the published SSA data in 2021, with 8 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 81 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
Adlai first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1891, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1952: 39 births, good for #1,182 nationwide. About 25% of every Adlai on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Adlai ranks #7,254 for boys with 9 births, falling sharply (-15%). All told, over 620 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1890s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Adlai
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Adlai. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- 'Adalya
Names that sound like Adlai
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About the name Adlai
Adlai is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1891 and has accumulated 620 births in the dataset. Adlai's peak popularity came in 1952 when it ranked #480. Use the chart and map above to compare Adlai'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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