Girls' name · peaked in 2016
Adaline name popularity since 1925
17,268 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Adaline. Half of them were born in 2019 or earlier, so the typical Adaline is about 7 years old in 2026. Adaline peaked in 2016 as the #172 name for girls, and it ranked #208 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 17,268
- Named Adaline, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #208
- for girls in 2025 (1,446 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 17,268 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Utah
- 2.37× its national share
Peak year is the year Adaline made up the largest share of US girls, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Adaline births per year, 1925–2025
2016 was the biggest year for Adaline both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, Adaline became 14× more common, from 1 in 13,300 baby girls to 1 in 942.
- Steepest fall: Between 2016 and 2021, its share of baby girls fell by 37%, from 1 in 942 to 1 in 1,490.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Adaline's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Adaline.
Decade by decade
Babies named Adaline in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 200 | – |
| 1930s | 180 | #1,917 |
| 1940s | 101 | #3,390 |
| 1950s | 83 | #4,069 |
| 1960s | 86 | #4,831 |
| 1970s | 24 | #6,484 |
| 1980s | 58 | #9,308 |
| 1990s | 140 | #7,519 |
| 2000s | 613 | #2,866 |
| 2010s | 7,722 | #365 |
| 2020–25 | 8,061 | #208 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
89.0% of babies named Adaline from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Adaline is most popular
The index compares Adaline's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Adaline.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2.37× | 316 |
| Arizona | 1.60× | 325 |
| Tennessee | 1.43× | 472 |
| North Carolina | 1.39× | 616 |
| Florida | 1.37× | 776 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Adaline and were given to at least 1,000 girls from 1925 to 2025, with the year each one was most popular.
| Spelling | Girls | Peak year |
|---|---|---|
| Adaline (this page) | 17,268 | 2016 |
| Adeline | 60,742 | 2025 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Adaline's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Adaline.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Adaline (2016).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data