Adalin
A feminine name of Old German origin meaning "noble" or "nobility".
Name Census estimates that about 463 living Americans carry the first name Adalin. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Adalin today is around 11 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adalin births was 2016 (40 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adalin. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
For a British comparison, Name Census UK has a UK baby-name profile for Adalin with official rankings and popularity over time.
People living today
463
~ 1 in 740,290 Americans
Peak year
2016
40 babies that year
Average age
11
years old
2024 SSA rank
#6,146
Tracked since 2003
Census
Adalin in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 462 people with the first name Adalin, which placed it at #21,817 in the published first-name tables. This is a snapshot of people who already had the name at the time of the Census.
The SSA sections elsewhere on this page answer a different question: how often parents gave the name to babies over time. The "people living today" figure on this page is different again: it is a current estimate built from SSA birth records and age-based survival rates, so the two numbers are not expected to match exactly.
2020 Census rank
#21,817
National first-name rank
People counted
462
462 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
0.2
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
54.5% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adalin
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adalin is White at 54.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (37.0%) and Two or More Races (3.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Adalin described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. The Census Bureau groups responses into six broad categories: White, Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Asian and Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaska Native, and Two or More Races. When a category has too few respondents for a given name, the Bureau suppresses the figure to protect individual privacy, which is why some names show fewer than six slices.
Percentages are shown so the breakdown is easy to read across every published category. Because the 2020 Census first-name file also includes raw headcounts for each group, Name Census can show those alongside the percentages in the legend and hover tooltip.
Keep in mind that these are self-reported numbers. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity, and the distribution you see here reflects the specific population who happened to carry the name Adalin at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White54.5% · 252
- Hispanic or Latino37.0% · 171
- Two or more races3.7% · 17
- Asian and Pacific Islander3.5% · 16
- Black or African American1.3% · 6
Popularity
Adalin: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adalin from the 2000s through to the 2020s, spanning 3 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 283 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Adalin remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adalin by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Adalin during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Adalins live
Origin
Meaning and history of Adalin
The name Adalin is believed to be of Old Germanic origin, derived from the root words "adal," meaning "noble," and "lind," meaning "gentle" or "soft." It is thought to have emerged during the early medieval period, around the 5th to 8th centuries, when various Germanic tribes inhabited regions across central and western Europe.
One of the earliest recorded references to this name can be found in the Codex Argenteus, a 6th-century manuscript containing fragments of a Gothic translation of the Bible. In this text, the name appears as "Adalwins," which scholars believe may be a variant spelling or a related form of Adalin.
Throughout the Middle Ages, the name Adalin remained prevalent among Germanic communities, particularly in regions such as modern-day Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. It was often associated with nobility and aristocracy, reflecting the name's meaning of "noble and gentle."
One notable historical figure bearing this name was Adalin of Pfalzel (c. 665 - c. 734), a Frankish abbess and founder of the Pfalzel Abbey near Trier, in present-day Germany. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and her feast day is celebrated on December 27th.
Another prominent figure was Adalin von Wildungen (c. 1103 - c. 1179), a German noblewoman and landowner who played a significant role in the establishment of several monasteries and religious institutions in the region of Hesse, Germany.
In the 13th century, Adalin von Buchau (c. 1210 - c. 1270) was a German abbess and mystic who lived in the Buchau Abbey on Lake Constance. She is known for her spiritual writings and her efforts in promoting religious education among the nuns under her guidance.
During the Renaissance period, the name Adalin was also present, albeit less commonly. One notable figure was Adalin Schwegler (c. 1490 - c. 1560), a German scholar and humanist who contributed to the development of educational reforms in Zurich, Switzerland.
In more recent centuries, the name Adalin has seen a resurgence in popularity, particularly in certain regions of Europe and North America. However, its historical roots and associations with nobility and gentleness remain an integral part of its legacy.
People
Adalin + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adalin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with A
Other first names starting with A with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Adalin: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adalin?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 463 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adalin going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 740,290 US residents.
Is Adalin a common name?
We classify Adalin as "Very Rare". It ranks above 83.8% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 467 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adalin most popular?
The single biggest year for Adalin was 2016, when 40 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adalin is about 11 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adalin in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 462 people with the name Adalin, or 0.15 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #21,817 in the national Census ranking for first names.
Why is the Census count different from the living estimate?
Because they measure different things. The Census figure is a count of people who had the name Adalin in 2020. The living estimate aims to answer a current question instead: how many people with the name are alive today, based on SSA birth records and age-based survival rates. Since one number is a 2020 snapshot and the other is a present-day estimate, they are not expected to be identical.
What does the Census say about the gender split for Adalin?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adalin leans strongly female. 445 people counted with this name were female (96.7%), compared with 15 male bearers (3.3%). The Census view is a snapshot of people living with the name in 2020, while the SSA section above tracks births across time.
What does the Census say about the background of people named Adalin?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adalin is White at 54.5%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (37.0%) and Two or More Races (3.7%). These figures describe the people who had the name in 2020, not any inherent property of the name itself. The percentages in the chart above come from self-reported race and Hispanic-origin responses in the 2020 Census.
Which group reports the name Adalin most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Adalin in the 2020 Census, accounting for 54.5% (252 people in the published table).
Why can the Census sex total and race total differ slightly?
The Census Bureau published separate 2020 tables for sex and for race/Hispanic origin, and the released figures can differ slightly because of privacy protection in the public files. That is why this page treats the gender section and the race/origin section as two related snapshots instead of forcing them into one identical total.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only includes names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files have no Census demographic snapshot. When that happens, the SSA trend, gender history, and state sections still appear, but the 2020 Census demographic sections are omitted.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Adalin in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adalin a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adalin in the SSA data are female. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Adalin still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adalin in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Adalin can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
How many people are named Adalin?
Want to know how many Americans are named Adalin? HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, puts the living-bearer count front and centre.