Adelaine: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,988

among girls · ↓1,230 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Adelaine · -35% vs 2024

How common

1 in 61,818

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2020

40 babies

All-time total

652

#9,982 all-time among girls

First recorded

1916

in Social Security records

Adelaine popularity over time

652 babies have been named Adelaine since 1916, 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

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	–	–	–	–
1910s	16	2	–	#4,084
1920s	32	3	+100%	#3,656
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	–	–	–	–
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	34	3	–	#8,810
2000s	93	9	+174%	#7,415
2010s	266	27	+186%	#4,002
2020s (to 2025)	211	35	+32%	#3,678

Where Adelaine 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	26	0.02	outside top 500
2027	25	0.02	outside top 500
2028	25	0.02	outside top 500
2029	25	0.02	outside top 500
2030	24	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Adelaine

Adelaine is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,988 in 2025 with 26 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 652 American babies have been named Adelaine. Its peak came in 2020, when 40 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

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 Adelaine stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adelaine?

The median living Adelaine is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 14. An estimated 600 people named Adelaine are alive in the United States today.

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

Adelaine year by year

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

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	26	#4,988
2024	40	#3,758
2023	35	#4,116
2022	34	#4,205
2021	36	#4,019
2020	40	#3,678
2019	36	#4,006
2018	36	#4,002
2017	26	#5,049
2016	29	#4,736
2015	22	#5,837
2014	29	#4,769
2013	24	#5,492
2012	26	#5,255
2011	17	#7,124
2010	21	#6,183
2009	7	#13,732
2008	17	#7,415
2007	13	#9,014
2006	7	#13,624
2005	10	#10,139
2004	8	#11,637
2003	7	#12,429
2002	8	#11,121
2001	7	#12,073
2000	9	#9,883
1995	5	#13,410
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	6	#4,399
1915	–	–
1910	–	–
1905	–	–
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adelaine?

The median living Adelaine is about 8 years old. Half of all living Adelaines are between 4 and 14 years old.

How many people named Adelaine are alive today?

An estimated 600 people named Adelaine are alive in the United States, based on 652 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Adelaine in 2025?

Adelaine ranked #4,988 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 26 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adelaine?

652 babies have been named Adelaine in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adelaine most popular?

Adelaine peaked in 2020, when 40 newborns received the name.

Is Adelaine a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Adelaine rising or falling?

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

Will Adelaine become more popular?

Adelaine looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 24 girls named Adelaine in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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