Adelina
Adelina was the 304th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,007 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 242 places. More babies were named Adelina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning noble (pet form of Adela/Adelaide) · Germanic
Say it ad-uh-LEE-nuh /ˌædəˈlinə/
- Rank in 2025
- #304 girls, up 234 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 1,007girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20251,007 babies
- Total since 1880
- 16,762babies recorded
What does the name Adelina mean?
Adelina is a form of Adeline, a medieval pet form of Adela or Adelheid (Adelaide) that soon became a name of its own, as DMNES explains. The root is Germanic adal, "noble". DMNES records Adelina in England in 1222 and in France from 1135. It is used today in Italian, Spanish, Romanian and English.
adal (Old High German, “noble”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Related names: Adeline, Adela, Adelaide, Alina.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Adelina', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adeline', DMNES, Durham University
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources (ed. S. L. Uckelman), Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adela', DMNES, Durham University
Nicknames for Adelina
The usual nicknames for Adelina are Addie and Lina. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 girls named Adelina in the last five years, 60 were named Lina, against 195 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Girls, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addie · also for Addison, Adeline, Adalynn | Modern | #1,272 | 916 |
| Lina · also for Evelina, Adeline, Alina | Modern | #572 | 2,529 |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are girls given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Adelinas go by each one.
Adelina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #304 | 1,007 |
| 2020 | #538 | 559 |
| 2010 | #911 | 287 |
| 2000 | #1,760 | 99 |
| 1990 | #2,374 | 52 |
| 1980 | #1,720 | 65 |
| 1970 | #1,859 | 47 |
| 1960 | #1,695 | 44 |
| 1950 | #1,192 | 60 |
| 1940 | #963 | 55 |
| 1930 | #894 | 65 |
| 1920 | #819 | 78 |
| 1910 | #794 | 29 |
| 1900 | #860 | 19 |
| 1890 | #727 | 14 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adelina, counting every spelling?
Adelina is the most common spelling of a name family that ranked #321 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #304 for Adelina on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,020 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelina | 1,007 | #304 | 4,191 |
| Adelyna | 13 | #7,894 | 71 |
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 Adelina?
1,007 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adelina (0.28 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adelina 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 8 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adelina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adelina?
About 14,100 people born in the US named Adelina are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 5 and 21. That makes Adelina 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.
Adelina by state
How common Adelina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Mexico (4.2×), Nevada (3.2×), Arizona (2.1×), Connecticut (2.0×), New Jersey (1.9×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Kentucky, Alabama, Minnesota.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adelina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adelina, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Adelina · Sibling names for Adelina
Questions about the name Adelina
What does Adelina mean?
Adelina means “noble (pet form of Adela/Adelaide)” (Germanic origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Adelina?
Adelina was the 304th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 1,007 babies. That is its highest rank since records began in 1880. Over the last ten years it has moved up 242 places. More babies were named Adelina in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adelina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adelina in the US.
Where is Adelina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adelina was most common in New Mexico (2.18 per 1,000 girls), followed by Nevada and Arizona.