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Adelyn

Girl

Meaning of Adelyn: German: 'noble'

Adelyn is a girl's name most strongly associated with German naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 358th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 980th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#358

851 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#980

36 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

23,618

First recorded 1899 · peak 2015

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 5 babies1985: 7 babies1986: 8 babies1987: 7 babies1988: 5 babies1989: 9 babies1990: 43 babies19901991: 22 babies1992: 19 babies1993: 21 babies1994: 18 babies1995: 22 babies1996: 19 babies1997: 16 babies1998: 33 babies1999: 29 babies2000: 49 babies20002001: 77 babies2002: 78 babies2003: 127 babies2004: 137 babies2005: 176 babies2006: 245 babies2007: 335 babies2008: 527 babies2009: 778 babies2010: 835 babies20102011: 1,057 babies2012: 1,351 babies2013: 1,506 babies2014: 1,680 babies2015: 1,680 babies2016: 1,672 babies2017: 1,519 babies2018: 1,384 babies2019: 1,295 babies2020: 1,261 babies20202021: 1,248 babies2022: 1,102 babies2023: 974 babies2024: 978 babies2025: 851 babies
US babies named Adelyn per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 1,680.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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