Girls' name · since 2008

Adellyn

Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 94 babies named Adellyn, peaking in 2012. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.

#27,750 of 72,339
all-time among girls
94
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade

94 girls have been named Adellyn since 2008, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Adellyn has 94 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, 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 2008 to 2022.

  • #27,750 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 94 born since 2008
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adellyn ranks #27,750 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 94 born since 2008, peaking in the 2010s.

#27,750 of 72,339
all-time among girls
94
born since 2008
2010s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Adellyn's 94 recorded births place it above 61.49% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Adellyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Adellyn's full recorded timeline at 2015, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2008, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2012 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Adellyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2022

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
10
Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
4681012 200820102011201220132014201520162017201820202022 6

Adellyn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (74 births, 79% of the file).

2010s was Adellyn's strongest decade.

74 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 79% of all-time use.

Adellyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 74 births (79% of all-time use).

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adellyn?
Since 2008, Social Security records show 94 babies named Adellyn. Across the full SSA archive it ranks #27,750 of 72,339 girls' names by total births. The most recent recorded year was 2022. Its busiest year on record was 2012, with 10 births.
Where does Adellyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adellyn ranks #27,750 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Adellyn most popular?
Adellyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Adellyn been used?
The SSA has tracked Adellyn since 2008 -- 15 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Adellyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adeline, Adele, Adelaide, Adelyn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Adellyn's data

  • Adellyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (74 total births); usage has since declined to 15 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Adellyn

Nearby Names Like Adellyn

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Adellyn: 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, 2008–2022 (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 Adellyn 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.