Adelynn
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Meaning
modern spelling based on Adeline, whose Germanic root means "noble"
The story
Put Adelynn beside Adelina and the modern spelling starts to look like a family resemblance. The connection runs through Adeline, the French and English form of Adelina; Adelynn reshapes it with the English name ending lynn. Behind those changing endings is the Germanic element adal, "noble." The double n is recent handwriting on a much older idea. Adelina is used in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian, so this apparently very English spelling has relatives a reader may already recognize in another language. Each form has its own sound and appearance, while the connection remains easy to miss until the names sit side by side. Addie and Addy are documented short forms, ready to make the introduction even smaller. Adelynn can feel new without having to start its whole story from scratch.
How popular is Adelynn around the world?
In the United States, 4,855 babies were named Adelynn between 2020 and 2025.
Adelynn is on the official records of the United States, Canada, England and Wales and Argentina.
United States
1 in 4,500
In the United States, 4,855 babies were named Adelynn between 2020 and 2025.
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Adelynn peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure. Adelynn went to 1,139 US babies in 2015 and 693 in 2025, 61% of the earlier figure.
Births with a Social Security record. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration
Canada
1 in 8,500
In Canada, 43 girls named Adelynn were born in 2024, the 670th most common name among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
First given names from provincial and territorial vital statistics across Canada; any name-sex-year under 5 is excluded at source, and small Quebec counts carry a randomized adjustment made at source. Shares divide by Statistics Canada’s count of live births for the year; the 2024 count is preliminary. Source: Statistics Canada, first names at birth (table 17-10-0147-01)
England and Wales
1 in 73,000
In England and Wales, 8 girls named Adelynn were born in 2025, ranked 3,035th among girls that year.
share of that year’s name registrations
Birth registrations in England and Wales (not the whole UK); exact spellings are counted separately, and any spelling under 3 in a year is withheld at source. Source: Office for National Statistics, baby names in England and Wales
Argentina
1 in 130,000
In Argentina, 5 newborns were given the name Adelynn in 2024.
The count never rose above 7 in a year, too few to chart.
Given-name components of births in Argentina 2012–2024; national cells are lower bounds and no sex split is published. Source: RENAPER (Argentina), Dirección Nacional de Población, given names 2012-2024
South Australia
last on record 2016
Adelynn is not on the 2017 record for South Australia, whose registry publishes every name given that year.
The count never rose above 1 in a year, too few to chart.
Births registered in South Australia (not all of Australia) by first name and year of registration, 1944–2017, from the state’s Births, Deaths and Marriages registry, which publishes every name down to a single birth in capitals; a spelling its export repeats inside a year is counted once, and from 2018 only a top 100 is published, so the series ends at 2017. Source: Consumer and Business Services (South Australia), popular baby names
Not on the record in Spain, Mexico City, Puerto Rico, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland and Poland: those registries withhold small counts, so rare uses may sit below their floors.
Not on the Chile record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 5 registrations in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Montevideo record for 1940 to 2011: that registry withholds nothing, so this spelling was not given there in those years. Not on the France record: nametree keeps spellings that reached 20 births in some year, so rarer uses are not shown. Not on the Austria record for 1984 to 2025: Statistik Austria publishes every first name down to a single birth, so this name was not given there in those years (before 2010 the record covers babies with Austrian citizenship only). Not on Norway’s list: Statistics Norway lists only first names carried by 200 or more living people, so rarer names are not shown.
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.
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