Addy
A diminutive of names like Adelaide or Adeline, meaning "noble" or "nobility."
Name Census estimates that about 1,461 living Americans carry the first name Addy. It is a predominantly female name (98.5% of registrations). The average person named Addy today is around 19 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Addy births was 2009 (65 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Addy. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Addy with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
1.5K
~ 1 in 234,603 Americans
Peak year
2009
65 babies that year
Average age
19
years old
2015 SSA rank
#4,545
Tracked since 1974
Census
Addy in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 3,649 people with the first name Addy, which placed it at #4,901 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#4,901
National first-name rank
People counted
3.6K
3,649 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
1.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
66.9% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Addy
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Addy is White at 66.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (20.4%) and Black (4.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Addy described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Addy at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White66.9% · 2,443
- Hispanic or Latino20.4% · 743
- Black or African American4.4% · 160
- Asian and Pacific Islander4.1% · 148
- Two or more races3.3% · 121
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 34
Gender
Gender distribution for Addy
Addy leans heavily female at 98.5% of total registrations, but 22 boys have also been registered with the name over the years, giving it a small but present crossover presence.
Addy as a male name
- Ranked #10,679 in 2015
- 6 male births in 2015
- Peak: 2009 (6 births)
Addy as a female name
- Ranked #4,545 in 2024
- 30 female births in 2024
- Peak: 2011 (63 births)
2020 Census snapshot
In the 2020 Census sex table, Addy leans strongly female. 3,441 people counted with this name were female (94.3%), compared with 209 male bearers (5.7%).
Popularity
Addy: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Addy from the 1970s through to the 2020s, spanning 6 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 509 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Addy remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Addy by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Addy during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Addys live
The SSA's state-level files cover 9 states and territories. Texas, California, Pennsylvania recorded the most babies named Addy, while Washington, Tennessee, New York recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 15 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Addy
The name Addy is derived from the Germanic root "ad," meaning "wealthy" or "noble." It originated as a diminutive form of the male name Adalbert, which was popular among the Frankish nobility during the Middle Ages.
The earliest recorded use of Addy as a given name dates back to the 11th century. It was particularly prevalent in regions of modern-day Germany, France, and the Low Countries. In some areas, Addy was also used as a shortened version of names like Adelaide or Adelina.
One of the earliest known historical figures with the name Addy was Addy of Valkenburg, a 12th-century noblewoman from the Duchy of Limburg (now part of the Netherlands). She was known for her philanthropic efforts and for founding a convent in the town of Valkenburg.
In the 13th century, Addy de Champagne was a prominent French troubadour and composer from the Champagne region. Her songs and poems were widely circulated among the aristocracy of the time.
During the Renaissance, Addy Müller (1545-1604) was a German painter and engraver from Nuremberg. She is known for her intricate woodcuts and for being one of the few female artists to achieve recognition during that era.
In the 18th century, Addy Cuzent (1725-1793) was a French author and philosopher who wrote extensively on the themes of rationalism and natural law. Her works were influential during the Enlightenment period.
More recently, Addy Basart (1892-1971) was a Cuban-American dancer and choreographer who helped popularize Latin American dances in the United States. She founded the Addy Basart School of Dance in New York City, which trained many notable performers.
While the name Addy has Germanic roots, it has been adopted and used in various cultures over the centuries. Its enduring popularity can be attributed to its simple yet elegant sound and its historical associations with nobility and artistic expression.
People
Addy + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Addy as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Addy: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Addy?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 1,461 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Addy going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 234,603 US residents.
Is Addy a common name?
We classify Addy as "Rare". It ranks above 92.3% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 1,489 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Addy most popular?
The single biggest year for Addy was 2009, when 65 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Addy is about 19 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Addy in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 3,649 people with the name Addy, or 1.21 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #4,901 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Addy in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Addy?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Addy leans strongly female. 3,441 people counted with this name were female (94.3%), compared with 209 male bearers (5.7%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Addy?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Addy is White at 66.9%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (20.4%) and Black (4.4%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Addy most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Addy in the 2020 Census, accounting for 66.9% (2,443 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Addy in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Addy a female name?
Yes, 98.5% of people registered as Addy in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Addy still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Addy in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Addy can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are called Addy?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.