Girls' name · since 1996
Adalynn
Since 1996, U.S. Social Security records show 34,210 babies named Adalynn, peaking in 2018. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #184 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,210
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
34,210 babies have been named Adalynn since 1996, making it today's #184 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Adalynn recorded 34,210 times among girls since 1996, holding rank #184 nationally today, ahead of 99% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1996 to 2025.
- #762 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #184 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 34,210 born since 1996
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adalynn ranks #762 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #184 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 34,210 born since 1996, peaking in the 2010s.
- #762 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #184 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 34,210
- born since 1996
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adalynn's 34,210 recorded births place it above 98.94% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Adalynn compares
34,210 Top 5% higher than 95% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Adalynn's all-time total is 91x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adalynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 34,210 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 2,815 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adalynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Adalynn splits its recorded history at 2011: 94% of all births land in the more recent half, 6% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1996 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 2,815 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Adalynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 2,815
- Annual births at peak, across 30 years of records
Adalynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (20,400 births, 60% of the file).
2010s was Adalynn's strongest decade.
20,400 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 60% of all-time use.
Adalynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 36
1990s
36 births
- 2000s 1,274
2000s
1,274 births
- 2010s
2010s
20,400 births
- 2020s
2020s
12,500 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 20,400 births (60% of all-time use).
How Adalynn compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Adalynn's total volume
Adalynn by state
Where Adalynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1996
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 4,345 | 12.7% |
| #2 | California | | 2,389 | 7.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 1,888 | 5.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 1,423 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 1,335 | 3.9% |
| #6 | Indiana | | 1,262 | 3.7% |
| #7 | North Carolina | | 1,240 | 3.6% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,148 | 3.4% |
4,345 of 34,210 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Adalynn appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adalynn's data
- Adalynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (20,400 total births) through the 2020s (12,500) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Adalynns (4,345 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Adalynn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~29 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1996–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Adalynn draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.