Adelyn

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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

Adelyn first appears in the data in 1899 and has been recorded in 79 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 1,680 babies (rank #196 that year). In 2024 it was given to 974 girls (rank #315). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Adelyn

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

22,758
Total babies (all years)
79
Years in the data
1,680
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
18995#1,596
19076#1,822
19098#1,608
19119#1,657
19128#2,146
191311#1,884
191413#1,896
191520#1,674
191624#1,534
191719#1,847
191821#1,805
191911#2,813
192014#2,463
192121#1,927
192220#1,957
192313#2,588
192411#2,974
192515#2,378
192614#2,475
192710#3,053
192813#2,498
19299#3,138
193012#2,552
19318#3,226
19328#3,274
19335#4,220
19349#2,924
193512#2,439
19387#3,453
19397#3,431
19408#3,209
19417#3,561
19427#3,739
19435#4,691
19446#4,057
19466#4,418
19486#4,651
19555#5,832
19845#10,428
19857#8,323
19868#7,754
19877#8,785
19885#11,807
19899#8,043
199042#2,736
199122#4,497
199219#5,054
199321#4,673
199418#5,252
199522#4,518
199619#5,070
199716#5,872
199833#3,574
199929#3,970
200049#2,903
200177#2,126
200278#2,143
2003127#1,526
2004137#1,470
2005176#1,273
2006245#1,045
2007335#847
2008527#589
2009778#408
2010835#380
20111,056#301
20121,351#236
20131,506#212
20141,674#198
20151,680#196
20161,672#194
20171,519#204
20181,384#227
20191,294#247
20201,259#238
20211,248#246
20221,102#287
2023974#320
2024974#315