Adilyn
Adilyn was the 3714th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1125th with 225 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,552 places. More babies were named Adilyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Addilyn) variant of Adeline (from adal, 'noble') · Germanic, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #3,714 girls, down 1,831 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2016225 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,417babies recorded
What does the name Adilyn mean?
Adilyn 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)
Adilyn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,714 | 40 |
| 2020 | #1,883 | 102 |
| 2010 | #1,604 | 135 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adilyn, counting every spelling?
Adilyn is a spelling of Addilyn, a name family that ranked #469 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,714 for Adilyn 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 Adilyn?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adilyn (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adilyn 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 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adilyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adilyn?
About 2,400 people born in the US named Adilyn are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 8 and 15. That makes Adilyn 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.
Adilyn by state
How common Adilyn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Texas (1.8×). In 47 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 Adilyn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adilyn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adilyn
What does Adilyn mean?
Adilyn is a spelling of Addilyn, which means “variant of Adeline (from adal, 'noble')” (Germanic, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Adilyn?
Adilyn was the 3714th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2016, when it ranked 1125th with 225 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,552 places. More babies were named Adilyn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adilyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adilyn in the US.
Where is Adilyn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adilyn was most common in Texas (0.06 per 1,000 girls), followed by Michigan and Florida.