Adalyn
Adalyn was the 260th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,192 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 132nd with 2,456 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 128 places. More babies were named Adalyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Adalynn) noble (variant of Adeline) · Germanic, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #260 girls, down 119 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,192girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20152,456 babies
- Total since 1880
- 31,014babies recorded
What does the name Adalyn mean?
Adalyn is a spelling of Adalynn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Adalynn's meaning and origin.
Adalynn is a modern American spelling of Adeline, reshaped with the popular -lynn ending. Wiktionary describes it as a non-standard variant of Adeline that can also be read as Ada plus -lynn. Adeline is an old French pet form of Germanic names beginning with adal, 'noble', such as Adela and Adelaide; DMNES records Adeline in England from 1189. Adalyn and Adelyn are other spellings in use.
adal (Old High German, “noble”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Adeline, Adalyn, Adelyn, Ada, Addie.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Adalynn', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adeline', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
Adalyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #260 | 1,192 |
| 2020 | #141 | 1,934 |
| 2010 | #257 | 1,269 |
| 2000 | #3,809 | 33 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Adalyn, counting every spelling?
Adalyn is a spelling of Adalynn, a name family that ranked #99 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #260 for Adalyn on its own. Together these spellings went to 3,166 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adalynn | 1,683 | #184 | 10,160 |
| Adalyn | 1,192 | #260 | 7,726 |
| Addalyn | 84 | #2,194 | 607 |
| Addalynn | 52 | #3,101 | 497 |
| Adalyne | 71 | #2,486 | 305 |
| Adalynne | 34 | #4,172 | 227 |
| Adalin | 15 | #7,140 | 95 |
| Addaline | 13 | #7,893 | 78 |
| Adalene | 11 | #8,866 | 78 |
| Addalynne | 5 | #14,969 | 25 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Adalyn?
1,192 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adalyn (0.33 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adalyn born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 7 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adalyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adalyn?
About 30,700 people born in the US named Adalyn are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Adalyn a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Adalyn by state
How common Adalyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in West Virginia (2.8×), New Hampshire (2.6×), Mississippi (2.2×), Alabama (2.1×), Kentucky (2.1×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Jersey, New York, North Dakota.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adalyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adalyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adalyn
What does Adalyn mean?
Adalyn is a spelling of Adalynn, which means “noble (variant of Adeline)” (Germanic, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Adalyn?
Adalyn was the 260th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,192 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 132nd with 2,456 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 128 places. More babies were named Adalyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adalyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adalyn in the US.
Where is Adalyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adalyn was most common in West Virginia (2.71 per 1,000 girls), followed by New Hampshire and Mississippi.