Girl · Modern American, from Germanic
Adalynn
Say it: AD-uh-lin
Meaning
A modern American respelling of Adeline, from Germanic adal 'noble'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Coined in the United States, where it climbed rapidly in the 2010s.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 24,000 babies given this name since 1996
- At its height in 2018, about 1 in 603 girls
- 2,327 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Adalyn, Adelyn
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Where this comes from
- Modern use, as a recently created name
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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