Adelynn
Meaning
modern elaboration of Adeline, from Germanic 'adal' meaning 'noble'
The story
Adelynn is the Ada dynasty's double-n flourish: beside Ada the root, Adalynn, Adalyn, Adaline, Adelaide the queen and Adelyn, this is the spelling that doubles the ending the way Brooklynn does, noble in the old Germanic and beribboned in the modern American. The record is young and quick: about 70 in the 1990s, 1,200 in the 2000s, 8,900 in the 2010s, and 4,900 so far this decade, past the halfway mark of the full 2010s with years to run. It goes to girls without exception: about 15,000 to none. The dynasty's arithmetic keeps astonishing: spelling after spelling charting separately, one shared sound carrying tens of thousands of daughters. Every family that picks a spelling is voting for the same music with different handwriting.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Adelynn peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
When you meet Adelynn
Most people given the name Adelynn in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Adelynn deep dive
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