Adelaine
Adelaine was the 4988th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1922, when it ranked 3656th; the most babies were born in 2020 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 849 places. More babies were named Adelaine in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,988 girls, down 1,310 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 26girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202040 babies
- Total since 1880
- 652babies recorded
Adelaine popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,988 | 26 |
| 2020 | #3,678 | 40 |
| 2010 | #6,183 | 21 |
| 2000 | #9,883 | 9 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #4,399 | 6 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adelaine, counting every spelling?
Adelaine is the most common spelling of a name family that had 35 girls in 2025 across its spellings. Together these spellings went to 35 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaine | 26 | #4,988 | 171 |
| Adeleine | 9 | #10,120 | 89 |
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 Adelaine?
26 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adelaine (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adelaine 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 323 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adelaine.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adelaine?
About 600 people born in the US named Adelaine are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 15. That makes Adelaine 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.
Adelaine by state
How common Adelaine was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
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Questions about the name Adelaine
How popular is the name Adelaine?
Adelaine was the 4988th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 26 babies. Its best year was 1922, when it ranked 3656th; the most babies were born in 2020 (40). Over the last ten years it has moved up 849 places. More babies were named Adelaine in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adelaine a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adelaine in the US.
Where is Adelaine most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adelaine was most common in Texas (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.