Adeline

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Adeline is a feminine given name meaning 'noble' or 'nobility'; it is of German origin and derived from Old High German adal "noble". The root lives on in the New High German words Adel "nobility," edel "noble," and adelig "noble." It is related to the given name Adèle.

From Wikipedia

Adeline first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 4,119 babies (rank #63 that year). In 2024 it was given to 3,723 girls (rank #58). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Adeline

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Adeline yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
2Soul urgeThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

76,951

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

4,119

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Adeline

Adeline Grayamateur wrestler · b. 1991

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	54	#208
1881	58	#196
1882	70	#197
1883	82	#184
1884	112	#166
1885	86	#208
1886	85	#214
1887	103	#200
1888	128	#197
1889	154	#184
1890	150	#195
1891	132	#202
1892	148	#209
1893	141	#217
1894	174	#201
1895	180	#202
1896	187	#203
1897	172	#211
1898	213	#201
1899	200	#196
1900	237	#202
1901	192	#208
1902	240	#188
1903	212	#200
1904	259	#185
1905	236	#199
1906	264	#188
1907	315	#177
1908	346	#172
1909	345	#173
1910	395	#172
1911	413	#176
1912	570	#172
1913	668	#173
1914	878	#166
1915	1,097	#167
1916	1,168	#166
1917	1,234	#163
1918	1,301	#169
1919	1,261	#172
1920	1,260	#176
1921	1,246	#177
1922	1,085	#193
1923	1,077	#195
1924	1,142	#191
1925	1,022	#199
1926	944	#205
1927	806	#223
1928	721	#232
1929	614	#256
1930	555	#268
1931	490	#281
1932	464	#290
1933	371	#325
1934	326	#348
1935	283	#376
1936	264	#391
1937	245	#413
1938	238	#434
1939	214	#455
1940	202	#474
1941	189	#505
1942	172	#563
1943	174	#573
1944	171	#556
1945	136	#623
1946	162	#623
1947	150	#687
1948	134	#730
1949	128	#763
1950	112	#825
1951	104	#882
1952	117	#849
1953	92	#1,001
1954	92	#1,020
1955	78	#1,130
1956	92	#1,065
1957	66	#1,301
1958	84	#1,157
1959	68	#1,299
1960	73	#1,286
1961	61	#1,429
1962	66	#1,359
1963	65	#1,372
1964	59	#1,470
1965	45	#1,672
1966	52	#1,548
1967	40	#1,848
1968	36	#1,999
1969	35	#2,134
1970	41	#2,016
1971	32	#2,375
1972	29	#2,450
1973	33	#2,309
1974	41	#2,028
1975	44	#1,988
1976	23	#3,095
1977	32	#2,604
1978	40	#2,269
1979	33	#2,673
1980	43	#2,278
1981	53	#1,985
1982	38	#2,492
1983	40	#2,360
1984	38	#2,470
1985	52	#2,048
1986	47	#2,195
1987	53	#2,065
1988	57	#2,052
1989	72	#1,834
1990	55	#2,289
1991	74	#1,894
1992	71	#1,948
1993	76	#1,865
1994	99	#1,557
1995	107	#1,482
1996	127	#1,337
1997	162	#1,148
1998	181	#1,074
1999	228	#924
2000	282	#805
2001	321	#745
2002	364	#690
2003	403	#658
2004	480	#588
2005	521	#552
2006	676	#467
2007	840	#389
2008	910	#363
2009	922	#352
2010	990	#323
2011	1,103	#288
2012	1,343	#239
2013	1,377	#233
2014	1,530	#220
2015	2,412	#135
2016	4,119	#63
2017	3,937	#64
2018	3,490	#78
2019	3,077	#91
2020	2,719	#99
2021	2,770	#94
2022	2,825	#92
2023	3,088	#71
2024	3,723	#58