Girls' name · peaked in 2018
Adalynn name popularity since 1925
34,210 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Adalynn. Half of them were born in 2018 or earlier, so the typical Adalynn is about 8 years old in 2026. Adalynn peaked in 2018 as the #108 name for girls, and it ranked #184 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 34,210
- Named Adalynn, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #184
- for girls in 2025 (1,683 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 34,210 girls · 0 boys
- Most popular in
- Kentucky
- 1.84× its national share
Peak year is the year Adalynn 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.
Adalynn births per year, 1925–2025
2018 was the biggest year for Adalynn both by count and as a share of all babies.
- Fastest rise: Between 2007 and 2012, Adalynn became 6.8× more common, from 1 in 8,940 baby girls to 1 in 1,320.
Shaded on the chart. This compares Adalynn's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Adalynn.
Decade by decade
Babies named Adalynn in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | – |
| 1930s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1940s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1950s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1960s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1970s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1980s | 0 | Under 5 |
| 1990s | 36 | Under 5 |
| 2000s | 1,274 | #2,731 |
| 2010s | 20,400 | #124 |
| 2020–25 | 12,500 | #184 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000. "Under 5" means fewer than 5 girls got the name.
Generation fingerprint
87.4% of babies named Adalynn from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Adalynn is most popular
The index compares Adalynn'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 Adalynn.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| Kentucky | 1.84× | 1,048 |
| Texas | 1.63× | 4,345 |
| Arkansas | 1.57× | 548 |
| Indiana | 1.57× | 1,262 |
| Tennessee | 1.55× | 1,105 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Adalynn 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adalynn (this page) | 34,210 | 2018 |
| Adalyn | 30,944 | 2015 |
| Adelynn | 15,023 | 2016 |
| Adilynn | 3,252 | 2015 |
| Addalyn | 3,086 | 2016 |
| Addalynn | 2,316 | 2016 |
| Adalynne | 1,181 | 2016 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Adalynn's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Adalynn.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Adalynn (2018).
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