Girls' name · since 1990
Adelynn
Since 1990, U.S. Social Security records show 15,023 babies named Adelynn, peaking in 2015. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #448 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,023
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Adelynn is the #448 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 15,023 recorded since 1990.
Social Security Administration records show Adelynn recorded 15,023 times among girls since 1990, holding rank #448 nationally today, ahead of 97% 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 1990 to 2025.
- #1,283 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #448 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 15,023 born since 1990
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adelynn ranks #1,283 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #448 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 15,023 born since 1990, peaking in the 2010s.
- #1,283 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #448 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 15,023
- born since 1990
- 2010s
- peak decade
Adelynn's 15,023 recorded births place it above 98.22% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
48 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Adelynn compares
15,023 Top 8% higher than 92% 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
Adelynn's all-time total is 40x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Adelynn | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 15,023 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,139 | 21 | 19,840 |
Adelynn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Adelynn's full recorded timeline at 2009, 94% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 6% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2015 peak of 1,139 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Adelynn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1990–2025
- Peak year (2015)
- 1,139
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Adelynn by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (8,913 births, 59% of the file).
2010s was Adelynn's strongest decade.
8,913 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Adelynn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 74
1990s
74 births
- 2000s 1,181
2000s
1,181 births
- 2010s
2010s
8,913 births
- 2020s
2020s
4,855 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 8,913 births (59% of all-time use).
How Adelynn 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 Adelynn's total volume
Adelynn by state
Where Adelynn concentrates geographically, total births since 1990
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 2,002 | 13.3% |
| #2 | California | | 1,497 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 648 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 585 | 3.9% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 520 | 3.5% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 498 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 459 | 3.1% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 444 | 3.0% |
2,002 of 15,023 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 48 reporting states.
Adelynn appears in 48 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Adelynn's data
- Adelynn's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (8,913 total births) through the 2020s (4,855) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Adelynns (2,002 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 Adelynn: 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 (~35 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, 1990–2025 (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 Adelynn 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.