Adlai is a rare variant of Adela that peaked in 1952 and has since faded.
Adlai is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #10,719 among boys (6) and #11,956 among girls (7) — overall #13,559 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | 13 | #11,956 | #10,719 |
| 2024 | 7 | 7 | — | #9,916 |
| 2023 | 8 | 8 | — | #8,940 |
| 2022 | 22 | 22 | — | #4,572 |
| 2021 | 17 | 17 | #11,175 | #8,178 |
| 2020 | 15 | 15 | #13,483 | #8,089 |
| 2019 | 14 | 14 | — | #6,108 |
| 2018 | 23 | 23 | #15,736 | #5,108 |
| 2017 | 21 | 21 | #14,170 | #5,795 |
| 2016 | 15 | 15 | #14,374 | #8,158 |
| 2015 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,061 |
| 2014 | 19 | 19 | #10,986 | #7,567 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | — | #4,622 |
| 2012 | 27 | 27 | #15,007 | #4,534 |
| 2011 | 22 | 22 | #13,374 | #5,676 |
| 2010 | 17 | 17 | — | #5,255 |
| 2009 | 18 | 18 | #15,278 | #6,811 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #17,559 | #6,771 |
| 2007 | 19 | 19 | — | #4,813 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | — | #6,098 |
| 2005 | 11 | 11 | — | #6,645 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #12,782 | #8,940 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,659 |
| 2002 | 19 | 19 | #15,477 | #5,136 |
| 2001 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,356 |
| 2000 | 7 | 7 | — | #8,218 |
| 1999 | 8 | 8 | — | #7,148 |
| 1998 | 11 | 11 | — | #5,474 |
| 1996 | 17 | — | #13,537 | #4,884 |
| 1994 | 7 | — | — | #6,979 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | — | #7,284 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | — | #6,420 |
| 1989 | 9 | — | — | #5,170 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | — | #5,339 |
| 1985 | 7 | — | — | #5,157 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #5,478 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | — | #5,533 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,365 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | — | #5,133 |
| 1968 | 6 | — | — | #3,676 |
| 1967 | 5 | — | — | #3,971 |
| 1960 | 5 | — | — | #4,042 |
| 1957 | 6 | — | — | #3,552 |
| 1956 | 22 | — | — | #1,676 |
| 1955 | 12 | — | — | #2,302 |
| 1954 | 7 | — | — | #3,176 |
| 1953 | 18 | — | — | #1,836 |
| 1952 | 39 | — | — | #1,182 |
| 1936 | 5 | — | — | #3,551 |
| 1927 | 6 | — | — | #3,781 |
| 1925 | 5 | — | — | #4,200 |
| 1924 | 5 | — | — | #4,353 |
| 1920 | 5 | — | — | #4,292 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,075 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #706 |
| 1892 | 17 | — | — | #480 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #841 |