girls' name ★ peaked 2016

Adaline

Meaning A female given name from the Germanic languages Gender Girl Rank 2025 #208 Trend ↑ Rising 31%

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Rank 2025
#208
among girls · ↓14 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,446
named Adaline · -8% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,112
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2016
1,882 babies
All-time total
18,766
#1,111 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Adaline popularity over time

18,766 babies have been named Adaline since 1880, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2016Girls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Per year Change Best rank
1880s 180 18 – #333
1890s 208 21 +16% #500
1900s 234 23 +12% #630
1910s 538 54 +130% #706
1920s 538 54 0% #852
1930s 180 18 -67% #1,445
1940s 101 10 -44% #2,297
1950s 83 8 -18% #2,812
1960s 86 9 +4% #3,516
1970s 24 2 -72% #6,484
1980s 58 6 +142% #7,114
1990s 140 14 +141% #4,089
2000s 613 61 +338% #1,979
2010s 7,722 772 +1160% #172
2020s (to 2025) 8,061 1,344 +74% #192

Where Adaline is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 girls Implied rank
2026 1,500 0.93 #203
2027 1,548 0.96 #200
2028 1,590 0.99 #198
2029 1,627 1.01 #193
2030 1,658 1.03 #190

Where Adaline is most popular

Girls named Adaline per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.857 per 1,000. Strongest in Montana, West Virginia, and Idaho.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Adaline born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
Montana 31 2.29 +167%
West Virginia 59 2.25 +163%
Idaho 74 2.21 +158%
Maine 33 2.13 +149%
South Dakota 29 2.03 +137%
North Dakota 26 1.98 +131%
Oklahoma 135 1.83 +114%
Arkansas 94 1.78 +108%
Oregon 109 1.67 +95%
Wisconsin 172 1.67 +95%
Nebraska 55 1.53 +79%
New Hampshire 28 1.52 +77%
Louisiana 132 1.51 +76%
Kansas 87 1.51 +76%
Missouri 181 1.50 +75%
Kentucky 127 1.48 +73%
Alabama 135 1.44 +68%
Wyoming 6 1.41 +64%
Utah 115 1.38 +61%
Mississippi 64 1.37 +60%
Nevada 63 1.36 +58%
Indiana 187 1.33 +56%
New Mexico 32 1.32 +54%
Iowa 75 1.28 +50%
Tennessee 203 1.28 +50%
South Carolina 114 1.27 +48%
Minnesota 133 1.23 +44%
Virginia 205 1.20 +40%
Michigan 210 1.15 +35%
Ohio 268 1.13 +32%
North Carolina 253 1.11 +30%
Colorado 122 1.09 +28%
Washington 148 1.02 +20%
Georgia 227 0.999 +17%
Texas 780 0.970 +13%
Hawaii 11 0.960 +12%
Arizona 132 0.941 +10%
California 766 0.911 +6%
Illinois 207 0.904 +6%
Florida 364 0.851 ≈ national
Rhode Island 10 0.799 -7%
Pennsylvania 188 0.795 -7%
Maryland 77 0.727 -15%
Connecticut 42 0.722 -16%
Massachusetts 75 0.620 -28%
Alaska 5 0.581 -32%
New York 192 0.485 -43%
New Jersey 81 0.449 -48%
Delaware 5 0.441 -49%
District of Columbia – – –
Vermont – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Adaline

Adaline is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #208 in 2025 with 1,446 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 18,766 American babies have been named Adaline. Its peak came in 2016, when 1,882 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2010s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Adaline stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adaline?

The median living Adaline is about 6 years old; half are between 2 and 9. An estimated 17 thousand people named Adaline are alive in the United States today.

median 6 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Adaline year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 1,446 #208
2024 1,567 #194
2023 1,587 #192
2022 1,246 #245
2021 1,103 #288
2020 1,112 #287
2019 1,165 #284
2018 1,369 #234
2017 1,678 #181
2016 1,882 #172
2015 904 #365
2014 166 #1,387
2013 152 #1,466
2012 139 #1,566
2011 132 #1,633
2010 135 #1,603
2009 105 #1,979
2008 98 #2,078
2007 89 #2,214
2006 72 #2,538
2005 57 #2,866
2004 51 #3,034
2003 32 #4,110
2002 34 #3,811
2001 37 #3,550
2000 38 #3,454
1995 11 #7,519
1990 7 #10,203
1985 6 #9,308
1980 – –
1975 8 #6,484
1970 – –
1965 8 #4,831
1960 10 #4,185
1955 9 #4,069
1950 6 #4,738
1945 8 #3,390
1940 13 #2,297
1935 17 #1,917
1930 21 #1,748
1925 54 #1,020
1920 71 #857
1915 73 #774
1910 25 #859
1905 26 #699
1900 18 #885
1895 17 #770
1890 18 #617
1885 19 #484
1880 23 #333

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Adaline, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Adaline?

The median living Adaline is about 6 years old. Half of all living Adalines are between 2 and 9 years old.

How many people named Adaline are alive today?

An estimated 17 thousand people named Adaline are alive in the United States, based on 18,766 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Adaline mean?

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

How popular is the name Adaline in 2025?

Adaline ranked #208 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,446 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adaline?

18,766 babies have been named Adaline in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adaline most popular?

Adaline peaked in 2016, when 1,882 newborns received the name.

Is Adaline a boy or girl name?

Adaline is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Adaline rising or falling?

Adaline is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Adaline become more popular?

Adaline is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,658 girls named Adaline in 2030, which would rank around #190. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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