girls' name ★ peaked 2015

Adalyn

Meaning Rare non-standard variant of Adeline with -lyn Gender Girl Rank 2025 #260 Trend ↓ Falling 24%

Rare non-standard variant of Adeline with -lyn.

Rank 2025
#260
among girls · ↓41 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
1,192
named Adalyn · -16% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,348
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
2,456 babies
All-time total
31,014
#818 all-time among girls
First recorded
1908
in Social Security records

Adalyn popularity over time

31,014 babies have been named Adalyn since 1908, 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 2015Girls

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 – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s 6 1 – #1,862
1910s 44 4 +633% #2,434
1920s 28 3 -36% #3,400
1930s 5 1 -82% #4,286
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
1960s – – – –
1970s – – – –
1980s 7 1 – #9,249
1990s 85 9 +1114% #4,090
2000s 2,333 233 +2645% #377
2010s 18,846 1,885 +708% #132
2020s (to 2025) 9,660 1,610 -15% #141

Where Adalyn 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 1,135 0.71 #275
2027 1,089 0.68 #283
2028 1,051 0.65 #293
2029 1,020 0.63 #300
2030 994 0.62 #307

Where Adalyn is most popular

Girls named Adalyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.952 per 1,000. Strongest in West Virginia, New Hampshire, and Mississippi.

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 Adalyn 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
West Virginia 71 2.71 +184%
New Hampshire 46 2.49 +162%
Mississippi 99 2.12 +122%
Alabama 188 2.00 +110%
Kentucky 171 2.00 +110%
Arkansas 104 1.97 +107%
South Dakota 28 1.96 +106%
Delaware 21 1.85 +94%
Iowa 105 1.80 +89%
Minnesota 186 1.72 +81%
Nevada 78 1.68 +76%
Kansas 96 1.66 +75%
Wisconsin 171 1.66 +74%
Missouri 195 1.62 +70%
Nebraska 58 1.61 +69%
New Mexico 39 1.60 +68%
North Carolina 359 1.58 +66%
Idaho 52 1.55 +63%
Indiana 217 1.55 +62%
South Carolina 134 1.49 +57%
Tennessee 234 1.48 +55%
Pennsylvania 318 1.34 +41%
Ohio 319 1.34 +41%
Oregon 87 1.34 +40%
Louisiana 110 1.26 +32%
Montana 17 1.26 +32%
Arizona 174 1.24 +30%
Michigan 220 1.21 +27%
Utah 94 1.13 +19%
Oklahoma 83 1.13 +18%
Colorado 124 1.11 +17%
Georgia 250 1.10 +16%
Virginia 187 1.10 +15%
Connecticut 62 1.07 +12%
Texas 850 1.06 +11%
Illinois 231 1.01 +6%
Washington 139 0.962 ≈ national
Florida 398 0.930 ≈ national
Alaska 8 0.929 ≈ national
Maryland 95 0.897 -6%
California 740 0.880 -8%
Massachusetts 104 0.860 -10%
Maine 13 0.840 -12%
North Dakota 8 0.609 -36%
New York 233 0.588 -38%
New Jersey 103 0.571 -40%
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
Wyoming – – –

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 Adalyn

Adalyn is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #260 in 2025 with 1,192 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1908, 31,014 American babies have been named Adalyn. Its peak came in 2015, when 2,456 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 Adalyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adalyn?

The median living Adalyn is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 12. An estimated 31 thousand people named Adalyn are alive in the United States today.

median 8 020406080100

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

Adalyn year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 1,192 #260
2024 1,414 #219
2023 1,541 #196
2022 1,658 #180
2021 1,921 #143
2020 1,934 #141
2019 1,800 #160
2018 1,938 #144
2017 2,215 #134
2016 2,192 #141
2015 2,456 #132
2014 2,120 #153
2013 1,781 #179
2012 1,609 #198
2011 1,466 #215
2010 1,269 #257
2009 861 #377
2008 578 #532
2007 318 #880
2006 177 #1,324
2005 113 #1,741
2004 98 #1,909
2003 80 #2,167
2002 40 #3,395
2001 35 #3,703
2000 33 #3,809
1995 11 #7,520
1990 – –
1985 – –
1980 – –
1975 – –
1970 – –
1965 – –
1960 – –
1955 – –
1950 – –
1945 – –
1940 – –
1935 – –
1930 – –
1925 8 #3,664
1920 – –
1915 8 #3,135
1910 – –
1905 – –
1900 – –
1895 – –
1890 – –
1885 – –
1880 – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adalyn?

The median living Adalyn is about 8 years old. Half of all living Adalyns are between 4 and 12 years old.

How many people named Adalyn are alive today?

An estimated 31 thousand people named Adalyn are alive in the United States, based on 31,014 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Adalyn mean?

Rare non-standard variant of Adeline with -lyn.

How popular is the name Adalyn in 2025?

Adalyn ranked #260 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 1,192 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adalyn?

31,014 babies have been named Adalyn in the United States since 1908, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adalyn most popular?

Adalyn peaked in 2015, when 2,456 newborns received the name.

Is Adalyn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Adalyn rising or falling?

Adalyn is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Adalyn become more popular?

Adalyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 994 girls named Adalyn in 2030, which would rank around #307. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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