US rank #219 Girls' name Peak 2015 29,815 births

Adalyn — #219 US girls' name

29,815 babies named Adalyn in U.S. Social Security records since 1908, with the highest year being 2015. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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#219
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 99% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

63% of everyone ever named Adalyn was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

2,456 babies were named Adalyn in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adalyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 29,815 babies named Adalyn between 1908 and 2024, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adalyn currently holds the #219 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 2,456 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adalyn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 18,843 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Adalyn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 3,051 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Adalyn in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adalyn in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 29,815 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Adalyn at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

29,815

Since 1908

117 years of records

Peak year

2015

2,456 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#219

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1908

Recorded for 117 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adalyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1908

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2015)
2,456
Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
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Adalyn by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
18,843 births that decade — 63% of Adalyn's all-time total
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Adalyn by state

Where Adalyn concentrates geographically — total births since 1908

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adalyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
3,051 10.2%
#2 California
2,290 7.7%
#3 Ohio
1,387 4.7%
#4 North Carolina
1,281 4.3%
#5 Florida
1,278 4.3%
#6 Pennsylvania
1,255 4.2%
#7 Illinois
1,005 3.4%
#8 Georgia
1,001 3.4%
Texas share of Adalyn's total US births 10.2%
Even split

3,051 of 29,815 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.

Adalyn appears in 50 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adalyn?
29,815 babies have been named Adalyn since 1908. It currently ranks #219 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 2,456 births.
When was Adalyn most popular?
Adalyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 18,843 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Adalyn most popular?
The top states for the name Adalyn are Texas (3,051 births), California (2,290 births), Ohio (1,387 births).
How long has the name Adalyn been used?
Adalyn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1908, spanning 117 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adalyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Ada, Adalynn, Adaline, Adalee, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1908–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.