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Adeline

Girl

Meaning of Adeline: Germanic: 'noble'

Adeline is a girl's name most strongly associated with French naming. It has 7 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 60th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 247th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#60

3,864 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#247

194 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

80,838

First recorded 1880 · peak 2016

Trend

stable

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 53 babies1982: 38 babies1983: 40 babies1984: 38 babies1985: 52 babies1986: 47 babies1987: 53 babies1988: 57 babies1989: 72 babies1990: 55 babies19901991: 74 babies1992: 71 babies1993: 76 babies1994: 99 babies1995: 107 babies1996: 127 babies1997: 162 babies1998: 181 babies1999: 228 babies2000: 282 babies20002001: 321 babies2002: 364 babies2003: 403 babies2004: 480 babies2005: 521 babies2006: 676 babies2007: 840 babies2008: 910 babies2009: 922 babies2010: 990 babies20102011: 1,103 babies2012: 1,343 babies2013: 1,382 babies2014: 1,531 babies2015: 2,413 babies2016: 4,126 babies2017: 3,937 babies2018: 3,491 babies2019: 3,078 babies2020: 2,719 babies20202021: 2,770 babies2022: 2,825 babies2023: 3,091 babies2024: 3,737 babies2025: 3,864 babies
US babies named Adeline per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 4,126.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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