Adelyn

“Variant of Adeline — Noble; nobility” — Germanic, via Old French origin

Girl's name · #355 in the US (2025) · 2010s

Adelyn has appeared in US records since 1899 — best rank #194 (2016) · 23,612 babies named Adelyn all-time · 1 in 1,900 girls born in 2025.

Around the world: about 1 in 2,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 4,500 girls in Scotland (2025) · about 1 in 8,400 girls in England & Wales (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 44 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Adelyns

Adelyn Dohme Breeskin — curator, museum director, art historian (1896–1986)
Adelyn Noda — Micronesian teacher and deaconness
Adelyn Bushnell — American stage actress, playwright, novelist, radio script writer (1889-1953)

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