Girl name
Adelyn
Adelyn holds the #355 spot on the 2025 list of the most popular girl names in the U.S. That amounts to 851 newborn girls in a single year. The name has been cooling off, slipping from #238 in 2020 to #355 today. Its strongest year on record was 2016 (#194 nationally, 1,672 newborns), in a data series reaching back to 1899. The name's biggest fan base is in Kansas (#212 there in 2025).
Rankings
2025 rank
#355
among girl names
Trend
Falling
last 5 years
All-time peak
#194
in 2016 (2010s)
Babies in 2025
851
girls named Adelyn
Adelyn popularity, 1880–2025
Where Adelyn is most popular
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: Kansas (#212), Idaho (#244), Nevada (#235)
Uniqueness score
36/ 100Very common
everywhereone of a kind
A familiar pick that most people will recognize instantly. Based on how many babies per birth were named Adelyn in the most recent year of SSA data.