Girls' name · peaked in 2025
Adeline name popularity since 1925
60,758 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Adeline. Half of them were born in 2016 or earlier, so the typical Adeline is about 10 years old in 2026. Adeline peaked in 2025 as the #59 name for girls, and it ranked #59 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 60,758
- Named Adeline, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #59
- for girls in 2025 (3,864 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 100.0% girls
- 60,742 girls · 16 boys
- Most popular in
- North Dakota
- 3.02× its national share
Peak year is the year Adeline 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.
Adeline births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 2016. Measured as a share of all babies, Adeline peaked in 2025.
- Steepest fall: Between 1932 and 1937, Adeline's share of baby girls fell by 47%.
- Fastest rise: Between 2011 and 2016, it became 3.7× more common, from 1 in 1,590 baby girls to 1 in 430.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Adeline's share of all US girls five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Adeline.
Decade by decade
Babies named Adeline in each decade, and its rank among girls' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 4,107 | 5 | – |
| 1930s | 3,450 | 0 | #376 |
| 1940s | 1,619 | 0 | #623 |
| 1950s | 905 | 0 | #1,130 |
| 1960s | 532 | 0 | #1,672 |
| 1970s | 348 | 0 | #1,988 |
| 1980s | 493 | 0 | #2,048 |
| 1990s | 1,180 | 0 | #1,482 |
| 2000s | 5,719 | 0 | #552 |
| 2010s | 23,383 | 11 | #135 |
| 2020–25 | 19,006 | 0 | #59 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 girls that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
64.1% of babies named Adeline from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Gen Alpha years (2013–2025). The full split by generation:
Where Adeline is most popular
The index compares Adeline'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 Adeline.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| North Dakota | 3.02× | 551 |
| Minnesota | 2.19× | 2,304 |
| South Dakota | 1.79× | 330 |
| Colorado | 1.77× | 1,259 |
| Wisconsin | 1.73× | 1,972 |
Other spellings
Spellings that sound like Adeline 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Adeline (this page) | 60,742 | 2025 |
| Adaline | 17,268 | 2016 |
| Adelyne | 1,113 | 2018 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Adeline's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Adeline.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Adeline (2025).
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