US rank #450 Girls' name Peak 2015 14,328 births

Adelynn — #450 US girls' name

14,328 babies named Adelynn in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, 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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#450
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 97% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

62% of everyone ever named Adelynn was born in this single decade.

2015
Single peak year

1,139 babies were named Adelynn in 2015 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Adelynn

The Social Security Administration has registered 14,328 babies named Adelynn between 1990 and 2024, spanning 35 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Adelynn currently holds the #450 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2015, when 1,139 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Adelynn performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 8,913 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Adelynn shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 1,879 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Ohio. In total, SSA state-level files list Adelynn in 48 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Adelynn 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 14,328 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.

Adelynn at a glance

Top 1,000 girls' name

Total births

14,328

Since 1990

35 years of records

Peak year

2015

1,139 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#450

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1990

Recorded for 35 years

Last year on file: 2024

Adelynn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1990

Top 1,000 girls' name
Peak year (2015)
1,139
Annual births at peak — across 35 years of records
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Adelynn by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
8,913 births that decade — 62% of Adelynn's all-time total
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Adelynn by state

Where Adelynn concentrates geographically — total births since 1990

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adelynn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
1,879 13.1%
#2 California
1,418 9.9%
#3 Ohio
620 4.3%
#4 Florida
557 3.9%
#5 Pennsylvania
498 3.5%
#6 Illinois
479 3.3%
#7 Michigan
441 3.1%
#8 North Carolina
419 2.9%
Texas share of Adelynn's total US births 13.1%
Even split

1,879 of 14,328 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.

Adelynn appears in 48 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adelynn?
14,328 babies have been named Adelynn since 1990. It currently ranks #450 among girls. The peak year was 2015 with 1,139 births.
When was Adelynn most popular?
Adelynn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 8,913 total births. The single peak year was 2015.
Where is Adelynn most popular?
The top states for the name Adelynn are Texas (1,879 births), California (1,418 births), Ohio (620 births).
How long has the name Adelynn been used?
Adelynn has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 35 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Adelynn?
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.

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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, 1990–2024 (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.