Girls' name · since 1999

Addilyn

Since 1999, U.S. Social Security records show 9,857 babies named Addilyn, peaking in 2016. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#1,689 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#991 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
9,857
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade

Yes -- Addilyn is the #991 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 9,857 recorded since 1999.

Addilyn has 9,857 recorded births among girls since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #991 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.

  • #1,689 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #991 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 9,857 born since 1999
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Addilyn ranks #1,689 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #991 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 9,857 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.

#1,689 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#991 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
9,857
born since 1999
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%94.2%
Addilyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Upper archive tier
All-time archive position

Addilyn's 9,857 recorded births place it above 97.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

44 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

44 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.

How Addilyn compares

9,857 Top 10% higher than 90% 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

Addilyn's all-time total is 26x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Addilyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 9,857 376 567,345
Peak-year births 1,040 21 19,840

Addilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Addilyn's full recorded timeline at 2013, 84% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 16% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1999, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 1,040 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Addilyn popularity over time - girls

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2016)
1,040
Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
05001,0001,500 1999200520092013201720212025 256

Addilyn popularity over time - boys

5 total births recorded since 2016 (Addilyn as boys' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 2016 5

Addilyn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (6,349 births, 64% of the file).

2010s was Addilyn's strongest decade.

6,349 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 64% of all-time use.

Addilyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 6,349 births (64% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Addilyn 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 Addilyn's total volume

Addilyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15%20% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -95, 8.5%-36, 11.6%-90, 5.1%-112, 3.1%-45, 6.6%-65, 4.3%-37, 8.2%-140, 6.6%-51, 5.5%-111, 4.5%-84, 2.6%-146, 2%-70, 4.9%-31, 14.9%-146, 2.8%Addilyn-27, 10.6%Addilyn
Addilyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Addilyn by state

Where Addilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 1999

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Addilyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
898 9.1%
#2 Ohio
520 5.3%
#3 California
469 4.8%
#4 Tennessee
415 4.2%
#5 Indiana
406 4.1%
#6 North Carolina
387 3.9%
#7 Georgia
384 3.9%
#8 Florida
378 3.8%
Texas share of Addilyn's total US births 9.1%
Even split

898 of 9,857 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 44 reporting states.

Addilyn appears in 44 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Addilyn?
9,857 babies have been named Addilyn since 1999. All-time, it sits at #1,689 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #991 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 1,040 births.
Where does Addilyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Addilyn ranks #1,689 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #991 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Addilyn most popular?
Addilyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 6,349 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Addilyn most popular?
The top states for the name Addilyn are Texas (898 births), Ohio (520 births), California (469 births).
How long has the name Addilyn been used?
The SSA has tracked Addilyn since 1999 -- 27 years through the most recent 2025 data.
What names are similar to Addilyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Addison, Addie, Addyson, Addisyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Addilyn's data

  • Addilyn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (6,349 total births) through the 2020s (2,919) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • Texas records the most Addilyns (898 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.

Keep exploring Addilyn

Nearby Names Like Addilyn

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Addilyn

Names with a similar popularity rank to Addilyn

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Addilyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1999–2025 (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 Addilyn 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.