Adilynn
Adilynn was the 2354th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 808th with 348 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,546 places. More babies were named Adilynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Addilyn) variant of Adeline (from adal, 'noble') · Germanic, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #2,354 girls, down 1,153 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 77girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2015348 babies
- Total since 1880
- 3,252babies recorded
What does the name Adilynn mean?
Adilynn 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)
Adilynn popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,354 | 77 |
| 2020 | #1,201 | 191 |
| 2010 | #1,897 | 106 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
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| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Adilynn, counting every spelling?
Adilynn is a spelling of Addilyn, a name family that ranked #469 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #2,354 for Adilynn 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 Adilynn?
77 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Adilynn (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Adilynn 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 109 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Adilynn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Adilynn?
About 3,200 people born in the US named Adilynn are alive today, with a median age of 10; half are between 6 and 13. That makes Adilynn 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.
Adilynn by state
How common Adilynn was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Ohio (1.9×). In 30 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 Adilynn: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Adilynn, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Adilynn
What does Adilynn mean?
Adilynn is a spelling of Addilyn, which means “variant of Adeline (from adal, 'noble')” (Germanic, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Adilynn?
Adilynn was the 2354th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 77 babies. Its best year was 2015, when it ranked 808th with 348 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,546 places. More babies were named Adilynn in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Adilynn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Adilynn in the US.
Where is Adilynn most popular?
In 2021–2025, Adilynn was most common in West Virginia (0.19 per 1,000 girls), followed by Ohio and Indiana.