Girls' name · since 2001
Addelyn
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 2,709 babies named Addelyn, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #3,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,031 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,709
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
2,709 babies have been named Addelyn since 2001, making it today's #2031 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Addelyn has been recorded 2,709 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #2031 nationally and more common than 88% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2001 to 2025.
- #3,835 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #2,031 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 2,709 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Addelyn ranks #3,835 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,031 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,709 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,835 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #2,031 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 2,709
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Addelyn's 2,709 recorded births place it above 94.69% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
29 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Addelyn compares
2,709 Top 19% higher than 81% 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
Addelyn's all-time total is 7x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Addelyn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 2,709 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 214 | 21 | 19,840 |
Addelyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Addelyn splits its recorded history at 2013: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2001 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2015 peak of 214 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Addelyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 214
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Addelyn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (1,702 births, 63% of the file).
2010s was Addelyn's strongest decade.
1,702 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 63% of all-time use.
Addelyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 336
2000s
336 births
- 2010s
2010s
1,702 births
- 2020s 671
2020s
671 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,702 births (63% of all-time use).
How Addelyn 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 Addelyn's total volume
Addelyn by state
Where Addelyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 242 | 8.9% |
| #2 | California | | 192 | 7.1% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 146 | 5.4% |
| #4 | Florida | | 88 | 3.2% |
| #5 | Indiana | | 77 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 76 | 2.8% |
| #7 | Missouri | | 75 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 65 | 2.4% |
242 of 2,709 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 29 reporting states.
Addelyn appears in 29 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Addelyn's data
- Addelyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (1,702 total births) through the 2020s (671) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Addelyns (242 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Addelyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2015)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Addelyn 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.