Spellings

Adalee or Adalie?

In the US in 2025, 62% of babies in this name family were spelled Adalee and 28% Adalie. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Adalee62% of the family256 born in 2025#987 among girls+14% since 2015Adalie28% of the family114 born in 2025#1,769 among girls−25% since 2015Adaly10% of the family43 born in 2025#3,517 among girls−30% since 2015

Ten years ago

Adalee already led in 2015, with 51% of the family's births; it has 62% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 437 to 413 births (−5%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Adalee225256+14%
Adalie151114−25%
Adaly6143−30%

How they sound

All of these spellings are said the same way: /ˈædəli/ (AD-uh-lee). So the choice is about how it looks: it is the spelling people will read on a birth card, a name tag or an email address, and the one your child will sometimes spell out.

In France

None of these spellings is given in France often enough to be counted.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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