Adelynn
A feminine name derived from German Adel, meaning "noble".
Name Census estimates that about 14,222 living Americans carry the first name Adelynn. It sits at #449 in the overall ranking, outside the top 50 but still well-represented. The name is used almost exclusively for girls. The average person named Adelynn today is around 10 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Adelynn births was 2015 (1,139 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Adelynn. 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 Adelynn with official rankings and popularity over time.
Key insights
- • Adelynn is a relatively new arrival in the SSA data. The average bearer is just 10 years old, meaning it gained most of its traction in the last two decades.
People living today
14K
~ 1 in 24,100 Americans
Peak year
2015
1,139 babies that year
Average age
10
years old
2024 SSA rank
#449
Tracked since 1990
Census
Adelynn in the 2020 Census
The 2020 Census recorded 8,711 people with the first name Adelynn, which placed it at #2,698 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
#2,698
National first-name rank
People counted
8.7K
8,711 in the published race/origin table
Per 100,000
2.9
People with this name in 2020
Largest reported group
White
72.2% of people with this name
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Adelynn
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adelynn is White at 72.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (17.9%) and Two or More Races (5.6%). 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 Adelynn 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 Adelynn at the time of the 2020 Census, not any inherent property of the name itself.
- White72.2% · 6,287
- Hispanic or Latino17.9% · 1,559
- Two or more races5.6% · 486
- Asian and Pacific Islander2.3% · 200
- Black or African American1.5% · 130
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 49
Popularity
Adelynn: popularity over time
The SSA tracks Adelynn from the 1990s through to the 2020s, spanning 4 decades of birth certificate data. The biggest single decade for the name was the 2010s, with 8,913 total registrations. Although the numbers have come down from the 2010s peak, Adelynn remains solidly in use and shows no sign of disappearing from maternity wards.
Babies born per year
Decades
Adelynn 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 Adelynn during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
Geography
Where Adelynns live
The SSA's state-level files cover 48 states and territories. Texas, California, Ohio recorded the most babies named Adelynn, while Wyoming, Hawaii, Delaware recorded the fewest. The average across all reporting states is about 280 registrations each.
Origin
Meaning and history of Adelynn
The name Adelynn is a variant of the German name Adeline, which itself is derived from the Old German name Adalheidis. Adalheidis is composed of the elements "adal," meaning noble, and "heid," meaning kind or sort. The name emerged during the Middle Ages in German-speaking regions of Europe.
Adelynn and its variants have been used throughout history, though not as commonly as some other names. One of the earliest recorded instances is Adeline of Blois, a 10th-century French noblewoman. Another early bearer was Adeline of Normandy, who lived in the 11th century and was the daughter of Robert I, Duke of Normandy.
In the 12th century, Adeline of Burgundy was a countess who ruled over portions of modern-day France and Belgium. During the same century, Adeline of Havelberg was a German abbess and religious figure.
Moving into more recent times, Adeline Genée (1878-1970) was a renowned Danish ballet dancer and choreographer. She was celebrated for her performances in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Another notable figure was Adeline Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), the English writer and pioneering modernist novelist known for works such as "Mrs. Dalloway" and "To the Lighthouse."
While not as widely used as some other names throughout history, Adelynn and its variants have been borne by various individuals, from noblewomen and religious figures to artists and writers, spanning multiple centuries and cultures.
People
Adelynn + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Adelynn 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
Adelynn: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Adelynn?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 14,222 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Adelynn 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 24,100 US residents.
Is Adelynn a common name?
We classify Adelynn as "Uncommon". It ranks above 98.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 14,328 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Adelynn most popular?
The single biggest year for Adelynn was 2015, when 1,139 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Adelynn is about 10 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
How common was Adelynn in the 2020 Census?
The published 2020 Census first-name tables recorded 8,711 people with the name Adelynn, or 2.88 per 100,000 residents. That placed it at #2,698 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 Adelynn 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 Adelynn?
In the 2020 Census sex table, Adelynn appears almost entirely female. Of the 8,706 people counted with this name, 99.9% were female and only a very small share were male. 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 Adelynn?
In the 2020 Census race and Hispanic-origin table, the largest reported group for people named Adelynn is White at 72.2%. The next largest groups are Hispanic (17.9%) and Two or More Races (5.6%). 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 Adelynn most often in the Census?
White is the largest reported group for people named Adelynn in the 2020 Census, accounting for 72.2% (6,287 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 Adelynn in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Adelynn a female name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Adelynn 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 Adelynn still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Adelynn 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 Adelynn 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 Americans are named Adelynn?
See how many people have the name Adelynn on HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site built around that single question.