girls' name ★ peaked 2015

Adelynn

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #447 Trend ↓ Falling 22%
Rank 2025
#447
among girls · ↑3 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
693
named Adelynn
How common
1 in 2,319
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2015
1,139 babies
All-time total
15,023
#1,283 all-time among girls
First recorded
1990
in Social Security records

Adelynn popularity over time

15,023 babies have been named Adelynn since 1990, 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
0.190.380.560.7518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 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 – – – –
1890s – – – –
1900s – – – –
1910s – – – –
1920s – – – –
1930s – – – –
1940s – – – –
1950s – – – –
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1980s – – – –
1990s 74 7 – #5,902
2000s 1,181 118 +1496% #842
2010s 8,913 891 +655% #277
2020s (to 2025) 4,855 809 -9% #348

Where Adelynn 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 664 0.41 #464
2027 640 0.40 #480
2028 620 0.39 #484
2029 604 0.38 #490
2030 591 0.37 outside top 500

Where Adelynn is most popular

Girls named Adelynn per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.492 per 1,000. Strongest in Idaho, West Virginia, and Kansas.

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 Adelynn 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
Idaho 39 1.17 +137%
West Virginia 28 1.07 +117%
Kansas 58 1.01 +104%
New Mexico 23 0.946 +92%
Arkansas 46 0.870 +77%
Kentucky 71 0.830 +69%
Texas 656 0.816 +66%
Oklahoma 58 0.788 +60%
South Carolina 70 0.779 +58%
Oregon 50 0.768 +56%
Missouri 92 0.763 +55%
Colorado 83 0.744 +51%
Wisconsin 76 0.738 +50%
Indiana 103 0.734 +49%
Tennessee 112 0.707 +44%
Nebraska 25 0.695 +41%
Iowa 38 0.650 +32%
Arizona 90 0.641 +30%
North Carolina 145 0.637 +29%
Michigan 111 0.609 +24%
North Dakota 8 0.609 +24%
Mississippi 28 0.599 +22%
Alabama 55 0.586 +19%
Nevada 27 0.581 +18%
Utah 48 0.577 +17%
Minnesota 62 0.575 +17%
Ohio 136 0.573 +17%
Pennsylvania 135 0.571 +16%
Georgia 126 0.555 +13%
Louisiana 48 0.548 +11%
Virginia 92 0.540 +10%
Maryland 55 0.519 +6%
California 428 0.509 ≈ national
Washington 71 0.492 ≈ national
Illinois 105 0.459 -7%
Florida 196 0.458 -7%
Montana 6 0.443 -10%
Massachusetts 49 0.405 -18%
Connecticut 23 0.395 -20%
New Jersey 54 0.299 -39%
New York 116 0.293 -40%
New Hampshire 5 0.271 -45%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
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 Adelynn

Adelynn is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #447 in 2025 with 693 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1990, 15,023 American babies have been named Adelynn. Its peak came in 2015, when 1,139 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 Adelynn stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Adelynn?

The median living Adelynn is about 8 years old; half are between 4 and 11. An estimated 15 thousand people named Adelynn 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.

Adelynn year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank
2025 693 #447
2024 695 #450
2023 797 #385
2022 912 #348
2021 894 #348
2020 864 #359
2019 997 #321
2018 1,037 #316
2017 1,070 #307
2016 1,132 #283
2015 1,139 #277
2014 1,063 #308
2013 849 #368
2012 670 #466
2011 496 #581
2010 460 #642
2009 331 #842
2008 246 #1,062
2007 189 #1,292
2006 116 #1,788
2005 84 #2,180
2004 67 #2,504
2003 59 #2,673
2002 41 #3,334
2001 23 #5,012
2000 25 #4,653
1995 5 #13,411
1990 8 #9,253
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Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Adelynn?

The median living Adelynn is about 8 years old. Half of all living Adelynns are between 4 and 11 years old.

How many people named Adelynn are alive today?

An estimated 15 thousand people named Adelynn are alive in the United States, based on 15,023 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Adelynn in 2025?

Adelynn ranked #447 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 693 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Adelynn?

15,023 babies have been named Adelynn in the United States since 1990, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Adelynn most popular?

Adelynn peaked in 2015, when 1,139 newborns received the name.

Is Adelynn a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Adelynn rising or falling?

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

Will Adelynn become more popular?

Adelynn is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 591 girls named Adelynn in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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