Adelynn
Adelynn was the 447th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 693 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 277th with 1,139 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 170 places. More babies were named Adelynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Adeline) noble · Germanic, French
- Rank in 2025
- #447 girls, down 88 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 693girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20151,139 babies
- Total since 1880
- 15,023babies recorded
What does the name Adelynn mean?
Adelynn is a spelling of Adeline, pronounced the same way, so it shares Adeline's meaning and origin.
Adeline is an old French pet form built on Germanic names beginning with adal, 'noble', such as Adela and Adelaide; DMNES describes it as a diminutive of Adelheid or Adela that quickly became a name of its own. The Normans brought it to England, and DMNES finds it in English records from 1189. Wiktionary agrees that it reached England with the Normans as a diminutive of Adela and Adele. Addie is a common short form, and Adelina is the Latin and Spanish form.
adal (Old High German, “noble”)-ine (French, “diminutive ending”)
How sure is this? Probable.
Related names: Adelina, Adaline, Adalyn, Adelaide, Adela, Addie, Ada.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Adeline', Durham University / The DMNES Editors
- Wiktionary, entry 'Adeline', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Adelynn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #447 | 693 |
| 2020 | #359 | 864 |
| 2010 | #642 | 460 |
| 2000 | #4,653 | 25 |
| 1990 | #9,253 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adelynn, counting every spelling?
Adelynn is a spelling of Adeline, a name family that ranked #21 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #447 for Adelynn on its own. Together these spellings went to 7,187 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adeline | 3,864 | #59 | 16,287 |
| Adaline | 1,446 | #208 | 6,949 |
| Adelyn | 851 | #355 | 5,153 |
| Adelynn | 693 | #447 | 3,991 |
| Addelyn | 94 | #2,017 | 549 |
| Adelyne | 64 | #2,691 | 293 |
| Adelin | 42 | #3,577 | 236 |
| Addelynn | 32 | #4,354 | 156 |
| Adelynne | 38 | #3,832 | 156 |
| Addeline | 31 | #4,460 | 140 |
| Adelene | 15 | #7,142 | 91 |
| Adelinne | 6 | #13,228 | 42 |
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 Adelynn?
693 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adelynn (0.19 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adelynn 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 12 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adelynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adelynn?
About 14,900 people born in the US named Adelynn are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 12. That makes Adelynn 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.
Adelynn by state
How common Adelynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Idaho (2.4×), West Virginia (2.2×), Kansas (2.0×), New Mexico (1.9×), Arkansas (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adelynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adelynn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adelynn
What does Adelynn mean?
Adelynn is a spelling of Adeline, which means “noble” (Germanic, French origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Adelynn?
Adelynn was the 447th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 693 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 277th with 1,139 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 170 places. More babies were named Adelynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adelynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adelynn in the US.
Where is Adelynn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adelynn was most common in Idaho (1.17 per 1,000 girls), followed by West Virginia and Kansas.