girls' name ★ peaked 2014

Adelyn

Meaning Rare non-standard variant of Adeline Gender Girl Rank 2025 #355 Trend ↓ Falling 26%

Rare non-standard variant of Adeline.

Rank 2025
#355
among girls · ↓41 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
851
named Adelyn · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 1,889
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2014
1,680 babies
All-time total
23,618
#951 all-time among girls
First recorded
1899
in Social Security records

Adelyn popularity over time

23,618 babies have been named Adelyn since 1899, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s 5 – 5 1 – #1,596
1900s 14 – 14 1 +180% #1,608
1910s 136 – 136 14 +871% #1,534
1920s 140 – 140 14 +3% #1,927
1930s 68 – 68 7 -51% #2,439
1940s 45 – 45 5 -34% #3,209
1950s 5 – 5 1 -89% #5,832
1960s – – – – – –
1970s – – – – – –
1980s 41 – 41 4 – #7,754
1990s 242 – 242 24 +490% #2,695
2000s 2,529 – 2,529 253 +945% #408
2010s 13,973 6 13,979 1,398 +453% #194
2020s (to 2025) 6,414 – 6,414 1,069 -24% #238

Where Adelyn 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 808 0.50 #379
2027 773 0.48 #403
2028 745 0.46 #421
2029 722 0.45 #430
2030 702 0.44 #440

Where Adelyn is most popular

Girls named Adelyn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.635 per 1,000. Strongest in Nevada, Alaska, and New Hampshire.

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 Adelyn 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
Nevada 66 1.42 +124%
Alaska 11 1.28 +101%
New Hampshire 23 1.25 +96%
Colorado 116 1.04 +64%
New Mexico 25 1.03 +62%
Minnesota 109 1.01 +59%
Kansas 56 0.971 +53%
Oregon 63 0.968 +52%
Wisconsin 99 0.961 +51%
Idaho 32 0.956 +51%
Washington 134 0.928 +46%
Texas 737 0.916 +44%
Arkansas 48 0.908 +43%
North Carolina 206 0.905 +42%
Oklahoma 66 0.897 +41%
Pennsylvania 211 0.892 +40%
Arizona 125 0.891 +40%
Illinois 197 0.861 +35%
Louisiana 75 0.857 +35%
Virginia 143 0.839 +32%
Michigan 148 0.813 +28%
Nebraska 29 0.807 +27%
Tennessee 125 0.789 +24%
Indiana 109 0.776 +22%
South Carolina 69 0.768 +21%
Missouri 92 0.763 +20%
Iowa 43 0.736 +16%
Massachusetts 88 0.728 +15%
Utah 60 0.721 +14%
Ohio 167 0.704 +11%
California 589 0.701 +10%
Maryland 66 0.623 ≈ national
Mississippi 29 0.620 ≈ national
Alabama 58 0.618 ≈ national
New Jersey 110 0.609 ≈ national
New York 234 0.591 -7%
Georgia 133 0.585 -8%
Kentucky 47 0.550 -13%
Florida 232 0.542 -15%
Delaware 6 0.529 -17%
Rhode Island 6 0.479 -25%
West Virginia 10 0.382 -40%
North Dakota 5 0.380 -40%
Connecticut 22 0.378 -40%
South Dakota 5 0.350 -45%
Maine 5 0.323 -49%
District of Columbia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Montana – – –
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 Adelyn

Adelyn is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #355 in 2025 with 851 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1899, 23,618 American babies have been named Adelyn. Its peak came in 2014, when 1,680 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 Adelyn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adelyn?

The median living Adelyn is about 9 years old; half are between 5 and 13. An estimated 23 thousand people named Adelyn are alive in the United States today.

median 9 020406080100

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

Adelyn year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 851 #355 – –
2024 978 #314 – –
2023 974 #320 – –
2022 1,102 #287 – –
2021 1,248 #246 – –
2020 1,261 #238 – –
2019 1,295 #247 – –
2018 1,384 #227 – –
2017 1,519 #204 – –
2016 1,672 #194 – –
2015 1,680 #196 – –
2014 1,674 #198 6 #10,742
2013 1,506 #212 – –
2012 1,351 #236 – –
2011 1,057 #299 – –
2010 835 #380 – –
2009 778 #408 – –
2008 527 #589 – –
2007 335 #847 – –
2006 245 #1,045 – –
2005 176 #1,273 – –
2004 137 #1,470 – –
2003 127 #1,526 – –
2002 78 #2,143 – –
2001 77 #2,126 – –
2000 49 #2,903 – –
1995 22 #4,518 – –
1990 43 #2,695 – –
1985 7 #8,324 – –
1980 – – – –
1975 – – – –
1970 – – – –
1965 – – – –
1960 – – – –
1955 5 #5,832 – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 8 #3,209 – –
1935 12 #2,439 – –
1930 12 #2,552 – –
1925 15 #2,378 – –
1920 14 #2,463 – –
1915 20 #1,674 – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adelyn?

The median living Adelyn is about 9 years old. Half of all living Adelyns are between 5 and 13 years old.

How many people named Adelyn are alive today?

An estimated 23 thousand people named Adelyn are alive in the United States, based on 23,618 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Adelyn mean?

Rare non-standard variant of Adeline.

How popular is the name Adelyn in 2025?

Adelyn ranked #355 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 851 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adelyn?

23,618 babies have been named Adelyn in the United States since 1899, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adelyn most popular?

Adelyn peaked in 2014, when 1,680 newborns received the name.

Is Adelyn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Adelyn rising or falling?

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

Will Adelyn become more popular?

Adelyn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 702 girls named Adelyn in 2030, which would rank around #440. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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