Adilene
Adilene was the 1653rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 125 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 985th; the most babies were born in 2014 (259). Over the last ten years it has moved down 507 places. More babies were named Adilene in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Addilyn) variant of Adeline (from adal, 'noble') · Germanic, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,653 girls, down 354 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 125girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2014259 babies
- Total since 1880
- 6,597babies recorded
What does the name Adilene mean?
Adilene is a spelling of Addilyn, pronounced the same way, so it shares Addilyn's meaning and origin.
Addilyn is a recent spelling, which Wiktionary calls a rare non-standard variant of Adeline. DMNES explains Adeline as a pet form of Old High German Adelhaid (Adelaide) or of Adela, which became a name in its own right in the Middle Ages. Both rest on adal, noble; Adelhaid adds heit, kind or type, which DMNES glosses in its entry for Rose. US records show Addilyn only from 1999.
adal (Old High German, “noble”)
How sure is this? Probable. Spelling variant; meaning through Adeline.
Related names: Adeline, Adalyn, Addison, Addie, Adelaide.
See also: Germanic names, names that mean noble.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Addilyn' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- 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)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Rose', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Adilene popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 7 since 1996.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,653 | 125 |
| 2020 | #1,299 | 170 |
| 2010 | #1,593 | 136 |
| 2000 | #1,195 | 167 |
| 1990 | #1,063 | 167 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adilene, counting every spelling?
Adilene is a spelling of Addilyn, a name family that ranked #469 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,653 for Adilene on its own. Together these spellings went to 675 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Addilyn | 256 | #988 | 2,267 |
| Addilynn | 136 | #1,548 | 1,048 |
| Adilene | 125 | #1,653 | 710 |
| Adilynn | 77 | #2,354 | 623 |
| Adilyn | 40 | #3,714 | 292 |
| Adylene | 8 | #10,939 | 50 |
| Adyline | 11 | #8,872 | 49 |
| Addylin | — | — | 32 |
| Addylynn | 5 | #14,970 | 28 |
| Addilyne | 6 | #13,227 | 28 |
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 Adilene?
125 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adilene (0.03 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adilene 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 67 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adilene.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adilene?
About 6,500 people born in the US named Adilene are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 29. That makes Adilene mostly worn by children and young adults.
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.
Adilene by state
How common Adilene was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Arizona (4.6×), Colorado (4.6×), California (3.0×), Texas (1.9×), Washington (1.7×). In 40 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Adilene: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adilene, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adilene
What does Adilene mean?
Adilene is a spelling of Addilyn, which means “variant of Adeline (from adal, 'noble')” (Germanic, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Adilene?
Adilene was the 1653rd most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 125 babies. Its best year was 1994, when it ranked 985th; the most babies were born in 2014 (259). Over the last ten years it has moved down 507 places. More babies were named Adilene in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adilene a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adilene in the US.
Where is Adilene most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adilene was most common in Arizona (0.41 per 1,000 girls), followed by Colorado and California.