Girls' name · since 2001

Adilyn

Adilyn has 2,417 recorded births since 2001 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2016 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#4,139 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,758 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,417
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade

2,417 babies have been named Adilyn since 2001, making it today's #3758 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adilyn has been recorded 2,417 times among girls since 2001, currently ranked #3758 nationally and more common than 78% 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.

  • #4,139 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,758 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 2,417 born since 2001
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adilyn ranks #4,139 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,758 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 2,417 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.

#4,139 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,758 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
2,417
born since 2001
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%78.2%
Adilyn vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Adilyn's 2,417 recorded births place it above 94.27% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

31 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

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

How Adilyn compares

2,417 Top 20% higher than 80% 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

Adilyn's all-time total is 6x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Adilyn Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 2,417 376 567,345
Peak-year births 225 21 19,840

Adilyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Adilyn's full recorded timeline at 2013, 66% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 34% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2002, with just 8 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 225 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Adilyn popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
225
Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
050100150200250 2001200520092013201720212025 40

Adilyn by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (1,654 births, 68% of the file).

2010s was Adilyn's strongest decade.

1,654 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 68% of all-time use.

Adilyn births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 1,654 births (68% of all-time use).

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

How Adilyn 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 Adilyn's total volume

Adilyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150 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 -52, 4.7%-44, 6.6%-144, 4.6%-50, 7.5%-76, 2.6%-112, 13.4%-39, 8%-50, 5.6%-111, 6.4%-52, 5%-54, 5%-65, 3.1%-73, 3.7%-143, 3%-82, 5.6%Adilyn-25, 9.3%Adilyn
Adilyn vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Adilyn by state

Where Adilyn concentrates geographically, total births since 2001

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Adilyn
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
230 9.5%
#2 California
123 5.1%
#3 Ohio
86 3.6%
#4 North Carolina
64 2.6%
#5 Indiana
61 2.5%
#6 Tennessee
61 2.5%
#7 Michigan
57 2.4%
#8 Utah
57 2.4%
Texas share of Adilyn's total US births 9.5%
Even split

230 of 2,417 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 31 reporting states.

Adilyn appears in 31 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Adilyn?
2,417 babies have been named Adilyn since 2001. All-time, it sits at #4,139 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. In 2025, it ranks #3,758 of 17,297 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 225 births.
Where does Adilyn sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Adilyn ranks #4,139 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,758 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 Adilyn most popular?
Adilyn was most popular in the 2010s decade with 1,654 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Adilyn most popular?
The top states for the name Adilyn are Texas (230 births), California (123 births), Ohio (86 births).
How long has the name Adilyn been used?
Records for Adilyn go back to 2001, giving 25 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Adilyn?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Adina, Adilene, Aditi, Adilynn, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Adilyn's data

  • Adilyn's decade-level peak was the 2010s (1,654 total births); usage has since declined to 394 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Adilyns (230 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 Adilyn

Nearby Names Like Adilyn

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

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Adilyn: 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, 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 Adilyn 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.