Adlai

Where Adlai comes from

From Hebrew עדלי (Adlai).
— Wiktionary's entry for Adlai
  • Hebrew
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1835
    Adlai Stevenson I born
    American politician (1835–1914); Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897
  2. 1891
    First appearance
    #841 among boys, 6 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1892
    Peak, #480
    17 babies named Adlai — more than any year before or since.
  4. 1894
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births — down to #1,074.
  5. 1900
    Adlai Stevenson II born
    American politician and diplomat (1900–1965); 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953
  6. 2025
    Mostly girls from here
    Until now more boys than girls got the name; from this year it's the other way round, and has stayed that way.
In the dictionary
  • A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.
Namesakes
  • Adlai Stevenson II · American politician and diplomat (1900–1965); 31st governor of Illinois from 1949 to 1953, 1900–1965
  • Adlai Stevenson I · American politician (1835–1914); Vice President of the United States from 1893 to 1897, 1835–1914
  • Adlai Stevenson III · Democratic U.S. Senator from Illinois from 1970 to 1981, 1930–2021

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.